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The Firm (1993)The Firm (1993) Movie Script

Stroke! Stroke!
Pick him up, pick him up!
Son of a bitch!
I mean, Your Honour, good shot.
I`m currentIy doing an externship for extra credits as a cIerk for Judge
Hookstratten.
BJ Hookstratten?
That`s more impressive than being in the top 5%.
I don`t know offers you`ve had from WaII Street...
The top 5 in my cIass, not the top 5%.
I`m sorry...
Mr McDeere, we`re offering you 68,000 a year from the Ieading Iaw firm in
Chicago. - Where eIse do you have to be?
My job. I`m on Iunch break.
I know you`ve had a Iot of offers, but we have 127 cIients that are Fortune 500
companies!
We`II offer you 74,000... ..requirement for a first-year associate is onIy 2,000
hours, not more. We want you to have a Iife outside the office. If you`re a Lakers
fan, we have a box at the Forum. I know other firms have been offering you
everything. But with your abiIity and ambition, the pIace for you is our firm. Let`s
not taIk about the package, Iet`s taIk about what`s in the package. One partner is an
ex-governor, two are congressmen. One is a former secretary of agricuIture...
May I take your coat, sir?
MitcheII McDeere? - Yes.
Lamar Quinn. Come on in. I`d Iike you to meet OIiver Lambert - our senior
partner. This is Royce McKnight, our managing partner.
WeIcome. Care for a drink?
I`m fine.
Take a seat, Mitch. Tired of interwiews? No, sir. I don`t quite know what to say.
UnusuaI for a Iawyer. I can get tongue-tied in many situations, sir, but it`s usuaIIy
with my wife.
WouId you mind describing one... with your wife?
The first time I saw her, anytime we argue, whenever she enters a room, as a matter
of fact.
Might we ask about the rest of your famiIy?
My father was kiIIed in the coaI mines, and my mother remarried and Iives in
FIorida.
Brothers and sisters?
None.
Mitch, I hope you don`t think us intrusive but stabiIity in the famiIy has a speciaI
importance for us. Bendini, Lambert & Locke is just a smaII Memphis firm, 41
Iawyers. But we`re a Iarge famiIy, so we`re carefuI. Now, sir... Do you have any
questions? Do you have an offer in mind? It incIudes a bonus scheduIe, a Iow-
interest mortgage so you can buy a home, country cIub membership, and we`II
Iease you a new Mercedes. You pick the coIour, Mitch.
Lamar, you haven`t been paying attention.
His wife picks the coIour.
Do I...do I open it here? - Of course. UnIess you can teII us what`s in it. A Iawyer
worth that offer shouIdn`t have to open the enveIope. Mr McKnight, you are the
managing partner at Bendini, Lambert & Locke?
Did Mr Lambert as senior partner give you instructions regarding my
empIoyment?
He did.
Mr McKnight, do you foIIow Mr Lambert`s instructions?
Objection - vague, ambiguous.
Sustained. W
hat preciseIy were those instructions?
That you were in great demand and I shouId make certain that we obtain your
services before a bidding situation deveIoped.
How did you go about making certain? I bribed a cIerk in the Harward Law
pIacement office for the exact amount of the highest offer and then added 20%.
Mitch, the Ietter you got from Bendini, Lambert & Locke was the onIy one sent
out. We want you.
OK.
You`II have to Ieave now. I`m expecting my husband. To heII 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 Ietter I got from that firm in Memphis? Memphis? That`s what I
thought untiI their offer. - What was the offer? - They didn`t say. It`s there. - It`s
seaIed. - I guessed. - What? - Yeah, but I`m a good guesser. PIus a 5% increase the
second year. - Why? - ``Why``? - Whose side are you on anyway? - Yours. PIus
bonuses, a Iow-interest mortgage. A home with grass around it? They want to fIy
us down to Memphis for a visit. Been in one Iimo, you`ve been in them aII. Bye.
See you Iater, Your Honour. Hey, Mitch. Come on.
Associates first, then Iunch with the partners in our private dining room.
He`s our number-one draft pick, so to speak, and he`s being romanced by the big
boys from New York and Chicago and everywhere eIse, so we have to seII him on
our IittIe firm in Memphis.
MeanwhiIe, he`s going to try not to be embarrassed whiIe I teII you he`s
graduating from Harward with honours.
No one`s divorced in the firm?
No one`s divorced in the firm.
ImpossibIe.
No bacheIors, either.
What about women? - They had one once. OnIy one? Yeah, AIice Krauss.
WobbIed around on high heeIs. Affirmative action on stiIts. AII white, aII maIe, aII
married, huh? - What`s this? - There he goes. It`s different from the Northeast. The
pace, we`re aImost stateIy by comparison. Courteous... And not as gossipy. - We
keep each other`s secrets. - I Iike that. What do you Iike about it? AII of it. It`s a
famiIy. Just the way you said.
I`ve been teaching in Boston at a private schooI.
Do you work?
Not since I put Lamar through Iaw schooI.
But working isn`t forbidden.
Forbidden? - Working. By the firm.
How couId it be forbidden? It isn`t. Anyway, two babies in 14 months, was aII the
work I couId handIe.
You pIan to start a famiIy?
Maybe in a few years. - The firm encourages chiIdren. - How do they do that? -
Hey. How about it? - How about it! OK. The ``Love Boat`` band, the secret recipe
ribs - they`re a IittIe square, but... I don`t mind square. I Iike square. Weird, I mind.
What do you mean, weird? Here`s a quote. The firm doesn`t ``forbid`` me to take a
job, and they ``encourage`` chiIdren. Ask me why. Because they Iove kids.
Because chiIdren promote stabiIity. - Want to hear more? - No. You`re right. I`m
just going to throw myseIf over the raiI. - My wiII is seIf-expIanatory. - OK, OK,
OK.
These are nice peopIe, Abby. OK, I`m more impressed than you are - you grew up
with it. 6,000 a year here is Iike 150 in New York. Did you ever think I`d make a
six-figure saIary? AbsoIuteIy. You did? WeII...your foIks are onIy a few hours
away, too. If we fight, I don`t have far to drive? ExactIy.
She made two phone caIIs from the hoteI... one to her parents and one to the
Memphis schooI board. She seemed a IittIe reIuctant. I`d hate to Iose this young
man. I think she`II come around.
What about Kozinski and Hodges? Have you spoken to Chicago? I have. It`s not
good. We`II have to do something.
I drew the happy face, Mrs McDeere. Where is Memphis? - Is that it? - It Iooks
different. It`s prettier than the pictures they sent. ``Mitch and Abby, we`ve taken
the Iiberty ``of furnishing the house temporariIy. ``Just a few things to make you
feeI at home.`` Abby! Not bad, huh? Where`s yours? - Don`t get up. - Don`t worry.
- MitcheII McDeere. - Tad eager, are we, Mr McDeere? What are you doing?
Dutch says you`ve been here since 6:30.
I`m starting the bar exam work.
No associate`s ever faiIed it. I`II show you your office.
WaIIy Hudson, contracts. Here to heIp with the exam. - Thanks, WaIIy. - No
associate`s ever faiIed it.
First day`s a four-hour muItipIe choice on ethics. Look at the first six chapters. I`II
see you Wednesday, 8:45. - No associate has ever faiIed. - No kidding! Ken Curry,
domestic reIations. Mike HiII, wiIIs and estates. Nina. Fuck! PIease. Sorry. Can I
heIp you? ActuaIIy, I think I`m here to heIp you. I`m Avery ToIar, your designated
mentor. Let`s go to Iunch. Lunch? But it`s not even... Not even noon. It`II be a
working Iunch. Come to my office whiIe I drop this off.
BiIIing incIudes how Iong you spend thinking about a cIient. I don`t care if you`re
in traffic, or shaving, or sitting in a park. My particuIar fieId... Is forming Iimited
partnerships through offshore corporations. I want you to review the Iast one I did
for a cIient named Sonny Capps. Made 14 miIIion Iast year. Paid 4% in taxes and
resents every buck. But he paid us 400,000, so keep him happy. Look at the deaI.
Try coming up with something. I`II caII him in the morning. - Mr ToIar, shouId I
save these? - PIease. - What do you mean ``anything``? - What do you think?
You`re the risk taker. You think I`m taIking about breaking the Iaw? - How far do
you want it bent? - As far as you can. So don`t risk an IRS audit? I don`t care. They
just better not win. - Yes, Mr ToIar? - Something before Iunch? I shouId warn you,
the firm frowns on drinking - during office hours. - Iced tea, pIease. Bombay
martini on the rocks, EIIis, three oIives. On the way. Senator. I`m aIIowed a few
minor rebeIIions. - Put that in the bedroom. - I made some tea. I`ve never had so
many peopIe doing things for me. This is Southern hospitaIity. WouId you Iike
speed diaIIing? My husband`s office number... - Let`s see, that`s...
We have it, Mrs McDeere. We do aII the instaIIations for the firm. - What Ied you
to Iaw schooI? - I can`t remember. Sure you can, counseIIor.
I was a deIivery boy for a pizza parIour. One day the owner got a notice from the
IRS. He didn`t know much EngIish, even Iess about withhoIding tax. He went
bankrupt, Iost his store. That was when I thought of being a Iawyer.
In other words, you`re an ideaIist.
No tax Iawyer`s an ideaIist. I Iost my job. It scared me. Being out of work? No.
What the government can do to anybody.
What about you? What Ied you to Iaw schooI?
It`s so far back, I don`t think I can remember. Sure you can, counseIIor. I used to
caddie for young Iawyers off from work on weekdays... and their wives. I`d Iook at
those Iong tan Iegs and knew I had to be a Iawyer. The wives had Iong tan Iegs,
too. EIIis, another martini, pIease. So we`re not a coupIe of ideaIists? Heaven
forbid. - Hi. - Hi. I`II Iet Mrs Quinn know you`re here. - Are you sure it`s today? -
That`s what he toId me. Kay?
There`s been... Marty Kozinski and Joe Hodges were kiIIed. 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 expIosion on the boat. Lamar? Marty was... His twin girIs are a
month oIder than our son. I`m very sorry, Lamar. By the way... OIiver wanted me
to teII you... You shouIdn`t be burdened with a student Ioan. Excuse me? If you
bring the papers by tomorrow, the firm wiII 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? - Do you know her that weII? -
Maybe not. But I have spent a Iot of time with her IateIy. They have their own
horses. Two of them. Quarter horses. Does that make haIf a horse? Sorry. ..and
wipe away tears from our eyes. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
HoIy Spirit, amen. Let us pray. Lord, our God, you are aIways faithfuI and quick to
show mercy.
Our brother Marty was suddenIy and vioIentIy taken from us. Come swiftIy to his
aid. Have mercy on him and comfort his famiIy 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 say goodbye to OIiver. I`II catch up with you.
Mrs McDeere. I`m Avery ToIar. You`re the reason I see so IittIe of my husband
these days. He must be the most ambitious man in the worId. One of them. I
mean...Ieaving you every day just to go off to work. - I`m sure you couId manage.
- Just teII me how. Did you know them weII, the men who died? Yes. You must be
overwheImed with grief. PeopIe grieve in different ways, Mrs McDeere. Abby!
Hearsay. Oh, shit. - Is he in? - Yes, Mr ToIar. HeII of a proposaI, kiddo. Just redraft
this section on repatriation of offshore funds. - I need it tomorrow. - Tomorrow? I
need another week. Can`t have it, paI. We are fIying to the Caymans tomorrow - to
take on Sonny Capps. - But the bar exam... It`II be here when you get back, kiddo.
ShaII I stay, Mr McDeere? WouId you Iike a sandwich? No, I`m fine, Nina. You go
on home. - Good night. - Good night. - So what`s good here? - I`m just having
coffee. I`m going with the steak sandwich. Two steak sandwiches on roIIs, pIease.
Two steak sandwiches on roIIs. You with Bendini, Lambert & Locke? Yeah. How
did you... Ah. Sorry. I`m just a IittIe... Looks Iike 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 IittIe punchy.
That firm Iooks Iike a heaIth hazard. - The hours they make you keep. - The work
they make you do.
Kozinski and...Hodges. Bob Lamm and AIice Krauss.
That`s 4 dead Iawyers out of 41 in Iess than 10 years.
None of them over the age of 45. Beats any Iife insurance tabIes I`ve ever heard
about. Who are you guys? CouId we get those sandwiches to go, pIease? We`II
probabIy see each other again. The car wouIdn`t start. I got...caught in this
incredibIe accident... 12 cars... Maybe 13. And there was a... pregnant woman in
one of them. I heIped deIiver the baby. It was a... It was a girI. They said they`re
going to name her AbigaiI. Come on, Abby. Why do you think I`m working Iike
this? - I want you to have... - Wait a minute. I never asked for anything except for
us to be together. I wanna give you everything you gave up to marry me. Stop it.
It`s sweet. It`s some kind of courtship, but I don`t need aII that. Just bring me
fIowers sometime. What were you working on aII night? Just...you know, it`s...just
this stuff... Avery`s got me doing for the Cayman trip. - 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 taIk about being poor Iike
it`s some bothersome fIy you just wave away. This isn`t about rich or poor. It`s
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 traiIer park and a brother you pretend you
don`t have. Have a nice trip. Just foIIow me and don`t over breathe. What about
Sonny Capps? Aren`t we under pressure? Tremendous pressure. If we don`t dive
before the bank, we can`t do it. You can`t dive and then fIy within 24 hours. How
can you dive so soon after the accident? We don`t know what happened to
Kozinski and Hodges. There was a pIane crash Iast week. We didn`t take a boat to
the Caymans, did we? That`s ridicuIous. Let us sit down for five minutes. Thank
you. Son of a bitch pays Iess than 5% tax and wants to fire us. The Hyatt. This new
pIan is very aggressive, and it defers aII your tax IiabiIity for years. You couId start
right away. I`m sorry, sweetheart. I can`t taIk right now. These taxes are onIy
deferred, right? The future tax vaIue is Iess than haIf their present vaIue. - Who
says? - After the eIection... Are you teIIing me who`s going to be president next?
That wouId be vaIuabIe information. Mr ToIar has a pIan that... that meets aII your
needs, whoever`s in the White House. - Let him teII me. - He`s trying to. - Are you
his Iawyer or mine? - Neither one, sir. - Why the fuck are you here? - Sonny...
You`re not the firm`s onIy concern here. We put you into deaIs with other cIients
who may be sensitive about exposing their reIationships to outside attorneys. You
hear that, counseIIor? That`s a veiIed threat. If you`re taIking 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 Iong 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 miIIion bucks, I
won`t break your Ieg. Sonny... Let`s not get carried away. What did I say? - What
did I say? - It`s what you didn`t say. What I didn`t say? What didn`t I say? ``Thank
you.`` Mr ToIar`s scheduIe virtuaIIy guarantees you zero tax with zero risk. Your
stock wouId be the face amount of the instaIment. The stock has no vaIue but it`s
offset against income. You defer your tax in fuII, even with a bankabIe LC. -
Deferred tiII when? - What do you care? It`s the best interest-free Ioan you`II ever
get. So the worst is I pay my taxes much, much Iater? No. Next year they`re
cIosing this IoophoIe. If you haven`t grabbed this proposaI, you`II feeI you`ve
been fucked with a dick big enough for an eIephant to feeI it. Do you know that for
a fact? Hey, you Iike the word ``protege``? I never had one. You ever been one?
I`m ``A``, you`re ``B``. Right next door. - Avery, who`s in Chicago? - We`II get to
aII that. To heII with it. CIean up and come over. You earned a good night out.
Mr Abanks, I don`t beIieve it was an accident. Just think about it. I Iost my son. I`d
have screamed bIoody murder if 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 spIit the charter. Your friends and two other guys.
Lawyers? They were in swimsuits. They paid cash. - Were they American? - CouId
have been anything. One was...I don`t know, squat, heavy. Other guy had Iong,
bIond hair...aImost white, with weird bIue eyes. - Mitch? - Yeah. Grab a Red
Stripe. I`m a IittIe sIow. Take your time. I`m trying to Iook as pretty as you, which
I`m convinced I can. It just takes me a IittIe Ionger. Anything to munch on? Yeah.
There`s some stuff next to the fridge. It`s got a Iock 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 aIso a bIowhard. He Ioves to give the impression that he`s connected.
He thinks it`s gIamorous. He said a coupIe of things. You`re about to take the bar
exam. Here`s a muItipIe choice... The difference between tax avoidance and tax
evasion is: ``A``, whatever the IRS says, ``B``, a smart Iawyer, ``C``, 10 years in
prison, ``D``...aII of the above! Being a tax Iawyer`s got nothing to do with the
Iaw. It`s a game. We teach the rich how to pIay it so they can stay rich. The IRS
keeps changing the ruIes so we can keep getting rich teaching them. It`s a game...
One you just pIayed very, very weII. Where`s your beer? I decided to wait for the
rum. - I hear it`s good down here. - Everything is. Taste it aII. I think that since
we`re here on this isIand, there`s things we can do on it...primitive things. Come
on, you deserwe it. Look, this isn`t going to happen. TeII my friend I went back to
the condo. You don`t know what you`re missing. Thanks, anyway. Are you aII
right? It`s OK. Just wait a minute. Wait a minute. Can I Iook at this? - You`re not a
doctor. - No, but I`ve... I`ve sprained a Iot of... I`ve sprained a Iot of ankIes.
MostIy mine. You shouId... You shouId ice this. You shouId aIso 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 nothing to do with me. - Is this too tight? - No. I
work in a traveI agency. I wanted to feeI Iike aII those peopIe... with first-cIass
tickets and pretty cIothes. I guess...I wanted to feeI... rich. How much wouId it take
to feeI rich? I don`t know. How much wouId it take to feeI safe? You did that. You
made me feeI safe. WiII you stay with me for a whiIe? Why don`t you take the
afternoon off? You deserwe it. Spend it with that pretty wife of yours. Oh, shit, I
forgot. She phoned Iast night. What did you teII her? That you were probabIy
waIking on the beach. I was. I guessed right, then, didn`t I? OK, Mr McDeere. Just
sign where the ``X`` is, and initiaI where it`s marked. The man from ``GentIemen`s
QuarterIy``. How you doing, Ray? Pretty fair. How`s yourseIf? It`s a Iong time,
huh? It`s OK. I`ve become a patient man. Don`t beat yourseIf up, kid. If I wasn`t
here, I wouIdn`t want to be here, either. - You ever taIk to Ma? - A few months ago.
- StiII with the same guy? - They`re aII the same guy. So... You finish Iaw schooI?
Yeah. That suit`s a dead giveaway. You get a job on WaII Street? You aIways said...
No, I`m not. I just... I went with a firm across the river in Memphis. - Memphis? -
Hey, Ray... WouIdn`t it be funny if I went to Harward, you went to jaiI, and we
both ended up surrounded by crooks? Sonny Capps is thriIIed. McDeere was
dazzIing. We shouId puII Lamar out of that tax seminar and send Mitch instead.
Let him take the jet. - Any probIem with that, BiII? - No, no. No probIem. So far
the kid`s been reaI predictabIe. If you`re even haIf right, you`II need heIp. - What
does Abby think? - I haven`t toId her. I guess... I guess I don`t want it to be reaI.
Nothing`s reaI untiI I teII it to Abby. How`d you ever Iand the job with a brother in
the joint? That`s OK. I`d have done the same thing myseIf. You were aIways
around for me, Ray... aII those years after Dad died. I`d have done the same. You
think I teII guys around here my brother`s in Harward? Jesus, Ray. Iisten, I want
you to see a friend of mine. His name`s Eddie Lomax. He`s a private investigator
in LittIe Rock. Ex-cop. Anything I can do for you? Sure. Get me out of here.
Where to? Anywhere I can see a whoIe Iot of sky. I can get through the days - I
even eat the food. It`s amazing how much you miss the sky. Ever pIug one of these
in, and forgot to put the water in? No. - You know what happens? - No. The Iights
go out. He`s been dying to see you. - Tammy!
Mr Lomax wiII see you now. Mitch McDeere. I practicaIIy went to Iaw schooI
with you. Ray taIked about you every day for three years. I was his ceIImate. Did
he teII you it was statutory rape? She was 17, Iooked 25. I got one to four. Sit
down. Come on, sit down. Want some Sweet `n`Low? Dairy cream? No. I... I`ve
got some business I`d Iike to go over with you. - I`m Ieavin`. - Thank you, dear.
That`s my secretary. She is terrific. Her husband`s a nut case. He`s a truck driver.
He moved here to be cIose to GraceIand. He thinks he`s EIvis. His name is EIvis.
EIvis Aaron HemphiII. I`ve run across some strange things, some things I wouId
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. - BeIieve me, it`s no bother. - I
was just Iooking for Mitch. Nina says he hasn`t been in aII afternoon. I didn`t
mean for her to caII you. Didn`t he come back with you? I`II be honest with you.
This is not my area of expertise. But you think it`s possibIe. Anything`s possibIe.
I`II teII you one thing. If those guys were feds, you better watch out. They don`t
give a damn about you. I get some pretty pissed-off husbands in here. On the other
hand, the Iawyers at your firm sure as heII seem accident-prone. I`II see what I can
find out. You better Iet me caII you. You sure remind me of your brother. Ray
comes up for paroIe in a whiIe. He says that, he can Iast it. What do you think?
There`s guys that can do aII the hard time the state gives them. Whatever Ray had,
he used up to get this far. - Hi. - Hi. - I didn`t think you were home. - Why not? -
No car. - Took it in for serwice. Avery brought me home. Went to the office
Iooking for you. - I wasn`t there. - ApparentIy not. I even Iooked under your desk.
Avery toId me you were at MSU Iaw Iibrary. - Avery did. - Avery did. I spotted
your car in the parking Iot. It made him edgy. Avery didn`t exactIy know where I
was. ProbabIy thought you were with another woman. I went to see Ray. Just Iike
that, after aII this time. You`re right. I`ve been stupid. I wouId have gone with you
on Saturday. God, I just wasn`t... I wasn`t thinking. - How`d it go? - It was... It
was... God, he... He tried to make it easy for me. Is he OK? He`s got to get that
paroIe. You want to try something? Let`s put the books away, pretend we`re back
in our oId, beat-up apartment, broke, and we find some money we forgot in
pockets. We`II send out for pizza. Drink beer. And watch ``Star Search``. Who
knows where it wiII Iead? - Your wife. - She`s in CIeveIand. She Iies. Don`t you
answer your phone? Don`t you knock? Where`s your secretary? Out. - She Ieft a
cigarette burning. - She does that. 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? This is going to turn out badIy for you, but we can
make it reIativeIy painIess. Why are you asking questions about dead Iawyers?
What dead Iawyers? Who hired you to do that? OK. OK. Just Iet me think. His
name... Was JuIio IgIesias. No! No! Great. Just great. You want to ask him a few
questions now? This is a carefuIIy baIanced proposaI. I think it`s high-minded, but
I think it`s fair-minded. In other words, it`s got something to offend everyone. If
you want to foIIow aIong, we`II begin on page ``I.`` We`II review sections 704-B
of the IRS code of 186... ``..with partners` interests in the partnership - ``unIess
those aIIocations satisfy the economic effect ``most easiIy satisfied by taking
advantage ``of the safe harbour provisions set forth therein.`` So, in an ever-
changing sea of tax Iaw...
Watch your step, pIease. Hey, brother. Sister. Brother, go down the steps towards
the pooI. Here you go, brother. - Voices from the waII. - Thanks a Iot.
Who kiIIed Eddie Lomax? Go over and sit next to the man on the bench.
I appreciate your coming, Mr McDeere. I`II caII you Mitch if I may.
My name is Denton VoyIes. I`m with the Department of Justice.
What happened to Eddie Lomax? We`ve been investigating Bendini, Lambert &
Locke for four years.
No Iawyer has ever Ieft your Iaw firm aIive. Two tried to Ieave - they were kiIIed.
Two were about to try - you know what happened. We have reason to beIieve that
your house is bugged... your phones are tapped, and your office is wired. They may
have foIIowed you to Washington as we speak.
Are you saying that my Iife...
Your Iife as you know it is over. Your Iaw firm is the representative of the MoroIto
crime famiIy in Chicago, known as the Mafia, the Mob. I don`t beIieve it. They set
up Iegitimate businesses with money from drugs, prostitution... aII cash moved
offshore. You beIieve it. That`s why you taIked to Thomas Abanks. That`s why
your private investigator got kiIIed. Maybe 30% of their cIients are Iegitimate.
They bring in a new rookie, throw money at him, buy the car, the house. Once your
kids are in private schooIs, you`re used to the good Iife, they teII 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 bust it aII up? We have to have
somebody on the inside. We need to see copies of contracts, cIients` bank records,
articIes of incorporation. Wait. You think I`m... You can say no, but we`re going to
break this firm. When that happens, you`re going to jaiI aIong with the rest. It`II
happen. BeIieve me.
Why can`t I just Ieave? That`s what Kozinski and Hodges were trying to do. You
have to think this over. MeanwhiIe, you and your wife have to behave as though
everything is normaI. Don`t discuss this with anyone... but make a decision. You
heIp us, we`II make it worth your whiIe.
Worth my whiIe? - You`II stiII have a good Iife. You mean, in a witness protection
programme? How? I Iive somebody eIse`s Iife in some nowhere pIace, and one
day, I`m backing out of the driveway and my car expIodes? Doesn`t have to be that
way. I don`t need much of a Iife but it has to be mine. You got that now? Get back
to the seminar. Tarrance wiII negotiate on our behaIf. Why don`t you wander back
past the MemoriaI? CaII me anytime, day or night. The second one`s a mobiIe
number. Let me get this straight. I steaI fiIes and turn them over to the FBI, testify
against my coIIeagues, send them to jaiI. ReveaI priviIeged information that
vioIates attorney/cIient confidences, get disbarred, then testify against the Mafia. -
UnfortunateIy... - Let me ask you something. Are you out of your fucking mind?
How Iong before they find out Lomax`s ceIImate was named Ray McDeere... And
when they do, what wiII they do to him? They can get to anyone, anywhere. - What
can you do? - Your brother`s up for paroIe. You cooperate with us - the board wiII
be gratefuI. Otherwise... You know what paroIe hearings are Iike. It couId go either
way. Forget about home. Take me to the firm. I need to see everybody, now. - I`m
on overseas, and... - 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? What for? ExactIy what did they want? The secret fiIes. Who had
those secret fiIes Iast? Did you, Royce? I gave them to you. They aIso suggested
that Hodges and Kozinski were murdered. Those sons of bitches. Now we ought to
buiId a case and sue. This is pure harassment. And that was it? That was everything
that was said?
WeII, as far as I can remember. It wasn`t exactIy a sequentiaI conversation. There
was a Iot of yeIIing, mostIy by me. Mitch, we`re aIways fighting 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 Iaw. It doesn`t cost them anything, but it costs you everything. I
don`t want you to worry about this. It`s gotten serious enough. We`II have to get
into it IegaIIy. The onIy other question is who do we biII this hour to? How about
the FBI? I can`t beIieve that. That is so weird. I was just thinking about you.
Somebody`s burning Ieaves outside. Did you smeII it? Reminded me of the time...
If you`re afraid you`II wake the kids, we don`t have any. Don`t say anything. Don`t
teII me any more. Everything... Every singIe thing we`ve said or done since we`ve
been in that house, nothing has been between us. Can`t we just drive back to
Boston tonight? - They`II find us. - How do you go to work? - What do you say to
Avery? - I taIk about work. That`s insane! I`ve thought of every way here, in the
Caymans, in Washington - that`s aII I`ve done. If we run, they`d find us, and it gets
Ray kiIIed. - But if you testify... - The FBI wiII protect us. Protect what? What are
you going to do? Go in tomorrow and start to copy fiIes. I don`t have a choice.
Mitch... What are you saying? You`II be reveaIing cIients` secrets. You`II be
disbarred - unabIe to practice Iaw again, everything you`ve worked for. - They
can`t ask you to do that. - They are not asking! We have to behave exactIy as we
have been. We have to go to work and come home every day and never wonder
about the waIIs and the wires... And do nothing we want to do. Szechwan beef
from Wong Boys. That was the Iast time I remember Iaughing. Come on. Every
singIe day you`re bIocking this aIIey. Leave me aIone. You`re using this pIace as a
parking Iot. What the heII are you doing? Jesus, I was trying to make a copy. Now
you have to have the biIIing code for each cIient. Every time I copy a piece of
paper, it`s recorded? Are you trying to kiII yourseIf? Come on. Nina shouId do
that. Come down for one night, can`t you? Yeah, weII, it used to be worth it. OK.
WeII... Yeah. Maybe next time. Bye, CordeIia. - That was CordeIia. - Your wife.
From the song of the same name. Avery, about those Capps LCs... when`s the next
Cayman trip? For me? Next week. If you think I`d Iet Sonny Capps see you again,
you`re crazy. But write down your thoughts. I`II be happy to take credit. Mr
MuIhoIIand`s caIIed twice about his biIIs again. TeII him to take it and... Wait a
minute. - Isn`t he just up the street? - Yes. In The Cotton Exchange. I`II see him
Iater. Did you order a fried egg sandwich? A fried egg... Yes, I did. I did. Come in.
It`s 2.65. The receipt`s in the bag. 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? I Ioved him. I`m sorry, Tammy.
They wanted to know who hired him and why he was asking questions about them
Iawyers. You actuaIIy saw them? One guy was stocky, Iooked Iike a wrestIer. He`s
going to Iimp the rest of his Iife `cause Eddie hit him in the knee with that cannon
under his desk. Other guy was Iike an aIbino. Long, thin hair...aImost white. Dead
bIue eyes. My IandIady said they came Iooking for me yesterday. So I checked into
a moteI - couIdn`t think where eIse to go. They`re going to put Eddie together with
Ray. When they do, it`II Iead to you. I don`t want anything bad to happen to you.
Eddie wouIdn`t Iike it. You`re in troubIe Iike me. There`s a buiIding nearby caIIed
The Cotton Exchange. Maybe you can heIp. Hi there, Mitch. BiII Devasher...firm
security. Mr Locke and Mr Lambert toId me about your run-in with the FBI. CouId
we have a taIk? ActuaIIy, I toId them everything. Sure. This won`t take a minute.
Hop in. So, Mitch, this is a debriefing. I know pretty much what you toId the
feIIas, 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. WeII, see I have an idea that they know how
important your wife is to you. - They might use that. - How? Avery says Iast Friday
you took the afternoon off. He figures you might have been with another woman.
Why wouId Avery think... How do you know you weren`t foIIowed? Here`s your
Abby, one day waIking to the maiIbox, anticipating the arrivaI of her ``Redbook``
or ``Sharper Image`` cataIogue. What does she find instead? She finds heartache,
Mitch... the death of Iove and trust. Imagine her one day opening that. Go ahead.
Take a Iook. Devastating. Not just screwing, Mitch. But the kind of intimate acts,
oraI and what not, that couId be particuIarIy hard for a trusting young wife to
forgive and impossibIe to forget. That`s just the kind of stuff the FBI couId use for
coercion. So you watch yourseIf. I`II try to protect you, and I know you`II do your
best to protect the firm. So if the FBI so much as spits in your direction, Iet me
know before it hits the ground, won`t you? Won`t you, Mitch? OIiver wants to see
you in the Iibrary. Where you been? Let me just put my coat away. Right now. He`s
been waiting. You think you`re smart, huh? 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. Cheers. Nice going. CongratuIations. They caIIed you, huh?
GuiIty, Your Honour. I did it. WeII, it`s your moment of gIory. You know, my wife
missed mine, and... she never forgave herseIf. I wouIdn`t want that to happen to
you. That`s very considerate, Avery. WeII, I thought so. - WeII done. - Quite an
achievement, Mitch. The space is great. I`II take it. And the Iease wouId be
under...? Greenwood SecretariaI Serwices. - And you are? - Doris Greenwood. I
Iike that suit a Iot. They`re going to deIiver a copier tomorrow. I`II make sure the
office is open. I wiII empIoy such means onIy as are consistent with truth and
honour. I wiII empIoy such means onIy as are consistent with truth and honour. I
wiII maintain the confidence and preserwe invioIate the secrets of my cIient. I wiII
maintain the confidence and preserwe invioIate the secrets of my cIient. I wiII
truIy and honestIy conduct myseIf in the practice of my profession to the best of
my skiII and abiIity, so heIp me God. I wiII maintain the confidence and preserwe
invioIate the secrets of my cIient? The first thing I`m going to do is vioIate the
secrets of my cIients. Do you see any other way? OK, 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 teIephoned... 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 heII 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 teII me? Because I
couIdn`t stand not to. I couIdn`t stand... your not knowing. WeII, now I know. Give
me the keys. - Wait. - Give me the keys. I thought there were onIy two brothers
Grimm. Sit down, Avery. Anthony and Joey are coming down next week. - What
for? - Your protege`s got a brother. So? He didn`t mention him at the interwiew in
Boston. I got a brother I might not mention either... - This brother`s doing time. -
How do you know? What am I, a fucking watchman? - I get confused. - WeII,
don`t. AII right, Avery. We got a prison guard in Arkansas. He teIIs us about a Ray
McDeere doing time for mansIaughter. The MoroItos been edgy since the Kozinski
and Hodges mess. They think we`re misreading McDeere. The MoroItos are
coming to take over? - Are we misreading him? - I don`t think so. WouIdn`t you Iie
to get a job Iike this? We ought to keep him on a tight Ieash. Why? You`ve got
nothing to be suspicious about. I get paid to be suspicious when I got nothing to be
suspicious about. Excuse me. You`re not Iistening. I`m sorry. You were taIking
about hours? Listen... I know I`m not Bendini-Lambert`s most vaIuabIe cIient, but
I`ve got a Iegitimate compIaint. You never spent 33 hours Iast month on my
account. - That`s what you were biIIed? - You don`t see your biIIs? No, I just... just
submit my time sheet. Where is it? It`s on fiIe with the office manager. You know,
this overbiIIing`s gotten so common, nobody gives it a thought. It`s kind of Iike
tipping. WeII... It`s not poIicy, Mr MuIhoIIand. It sure seems Iike poIicy. It`s been
going on over there for years. PeopIe forget something eIse, too. When somebody
over there stamped this and maiIed it, you know what happened? It became a
federaI offence. You`re damn right. Each instance, punishabIe by... 10,000 fine.
Three to five years, each instance. Nina, I`m going over to MuIhoIIand`s for a haIf
hour or so. AII righty. - Wait a minute. - I got the beeper. There`s a way of doing
this without getting disbarred - or breaking the Iaw. - Is that our chief concern?
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 won`t Iet 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, is there some kind of
wireIess recording device? - Yes. - You can use it? Whenever Eddie said, ``My
associate`` - yours truIy. Did he have any high-speed camera equipment? - Sure. -
And I want a van. Tammy, did EIvis ever find out about Eddie? Oh, man. He Ioved
Eddie. Are you kidding? HeII, it was over between me and EIvis when I was 18.
We`d been married two years, and one morning at breakfast, I just turned too oId
for him. But everybody Ioves EIvis. The man`s a panda. He`d do anything for me.
They`re off. Say Something comes away on top. Right There`s on the inside.
Champagne rushes up. Doesn`t the dog ever get the bone? Yeah. When it happens
they can never get that dog to run again. Mr VoyIes wants me to teII you how
much the Bureau... A miIIion doIIars in an account in SwitzerIand. IBG Bank
InternationaI in Zurich. You sure as heII turned greedy overnight. And my brother
out. Now. Your brother`s a convict, Mitch. Then get yourseIf another snitch. He`s
in for mansIaughter. Bar brawI. If he hadn`t boxed, wouId`ve been seIf-defence.
It`s stiII a feIony, Mitch. You heard me, Tarrance. My brother out now. And make it
a miIIion and a haIf. How about you kissing my ass for not indicting you as a co-
conspirator, you cocksucker? I haven`t done anything. Who cares? I`m a federaI
agent. Your Iife is mine. I couId kick you in without even vioIating your civiI
rights. You are agent Wayne Tarrance. You`re God damn right I am. Maybe IocaI
cops can`t... - Yeah? - 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 cares? I`m a federaI agent. ``Your Iife is mine.
I couId kick you in ``and I`m not even vioIating your civiI rights.`` Now... I think
you ought to reconsider. I think I`ve found a way out. Not out exactIy. It`s more
Iike a way through. It`s a Iong shot, but it`s... WeII... It`s IegaI. I know it`s weird,
but if we foIIow the Iaw, it just might save us. You don`t want to hear the pIan.
WouId it change anything between us? It`s just a pIan. I can`t do this anymore. I
can`t heIp you here. I can`t heIp myseIf. I`ve given notice at the schooI. I`II Ieave
on Wednesday. You`re right. It`s better if you go. It`s safer. - You have no idea. -
Don`t! - I Iove you, Abby. - Don`t you dare, sonofabitch! - Wanna teII me your
pIan? - Tomorrow. Abby, where are you going to go? To my parents. Then I don`t
know. It`s not safe for you to Ieave unIess they know why. I know. I know.
Somewhere...inside... in the dark... the firm is Iistening. ShaII we go and do this for
the record? I`ve made a decision. My mother hasn`t been weII. She`s having some
tests. I want to be there. We never see each other anyway. And I need some time to
think. CaII Devasher. She`s Ieaving him. Knock, knock. Bad times, huh? Abby
caIIed Kay. Listen... AII the wives go a IittIe nuts the first year. She`II be back.
ProbabIy want to get pregnant. Big heIp, huh? You think I`II Iet this kid run the
penaI system? Sir, it`s the onIy way he`II give us the fiIes. Then staII on the
money, get the brother out with a subpoena, foIIow him, and when we get the fiIes,
yank him back. - Abanks` Dive Lodge. - Mr Abanks, this is McDeere. I got to
justify a cIient`s biII before a breakfast meeting. AII the time sheets and biIIs are
with the office manager. - I`m not supposed to do this. - You want to wake up
Avery? I`m just trying to head off a IegaI action against us. I promise. I`II have
everything back in the drawer before the office opens. You`re taIIer than I thought.
That`s nice to hear. There`s been a change of pIan. I didn`t know there was a pIan.
Good, `cause it`s been changed. Who are you, sweetheart? Abanks` Diving Lodge.
What time has Avery chartered the boat for? 2:30. OK. You got to keep him out
Iong enough to copy everything. My friends are taking him to Trinity Caves.
ShouId be a good six hours. Tammy`s coming down tomorrow. I can... I can whip
us up some eggs. Last day. I don`t want to be Iate for schooI. Has Tammy Ieft to
meet Abanks? Not tiII this evening. You`re running a three-ring circus. - I hope it
goes weII. - It has to. You know, isn`t it amazing? You cheated, and I`m the one
who feeIs guiIty. Don`t. Take care. There! Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, stop that. Get
back to the baII game. You, too, SheiIa. Boys and girIs together rehearsing for Iater
Iife. What are you doing here? WouId you beIieve I happened to be in the
neighbourhood? No. I heard this was your Iast day. Was I misinformed? I`II be
gone for a whiIe. I just stopped off to say goodbye. Just in case. In case what? In
case it`s more than a whiIe. I`m going to the Caymans tomorrow, and I wouId miss
saying goodbye. WeII, thank you. Have a nice trip. Want to come? I know. It
sounds outrageous, but...think about it. We couId grab some sun, take a dip... drink
some Havana CIub. I couId give you maritaI advice and hit on you. And whatever
happens, I promise, I take rejection weII. What makes you think I need maritaI
advice? - OK. You give me advice. - I couIdn`t possibIy. - I don`t scuba-dive. - I
can`t scuba-dive either. ReaIIy? I`d heard that you don`t miss a chance. Not this
time. I`ve shortened the trip. A cIient`s coming into town. I can`t dive and fIy in
the same 24 hours. - So how about it? - My mother isn`t weII. They`re doing some
tests. That`s why I`m going home. - I`m sorry. I didn`t know. - How couId you
possibIy? I hope she feeIs better. And if she does... bring her with you. Goodbye,
Avery. Have a good fIight. Greenwood SecretariaI Serwices. Tammy, this is Abby
McDeere. You`ve got a probIem. Avery`s not going diving. We`re dead. WeII...
How do we... How am I gonna Iet Mitch know? I`m going anyway. I gotta try. My
fIight`s in three hours. Mr McDeere`s office. May I take a message? Tammy, don`t
teII Mitch anything. I`II just be a sec. Prescription for AbigaiI McDeere. One. You
want to go, or you want to stay here? - Aren`t you going to cuff him? - I`II take
care of it. Yeah? Guess what I`m Iooking at? TeII me. My first sunset in six years. -
You made it? - Yeah. Yeah, I did. I owe you, IittIe brother. No, you don`t. Anything
from Abanks? Last I heard, everything was set. - It`s gonna be fine. - It aIready is.
Be seeing you, Ray. OK. You`ve spoken. Where are the fiIes? Where`s the money?
When I get the fiIes. You send haIf now. Account number 614408-S. - You got
that? - Yeah. 614408-S. Yeah. When it`s there, I`II send the fiIes. Here`s some
money. You`re free, McDeere. There`s a bus stop a quarter miIe. FoIIow the
yeIIow Iine. You`re used to that. Excuse me. You don`t seem that surprised. I`m
deepIy surprised. So am I. Stephanie, two Havana CIubs, pIease. Yes, Mr ToIar.
How`d the tests turn out? We were worried for no reason. Good. I didn`t think we
got on in the schooIyard. Maybe I`ve grown up since then. I`d Iove to beIieve that.
- It`s deIicious. - Isn`t it? It`s Iike cognac. You know, I have a bad reputation. -
What do you do? - I run around. Why do you do that? It`s because my wife
understands me. The fact is, I Iove my wife. And she`s... WeII, I guess she`s Iost
interest in me. I know I have. And... I haven`t cared for anyone since. I`d Iike to,
though. I miss it. My, you Iay a Iot on a girI for a first date. Is that what this is?
This is unit ``B``. We`II be puIIing over at 11:15 for a 20-minute rest stop. Mrs
SunderIand, I need to speak to you about something that`s... WeII, it`s quite
embarrassing. You`re not the onIy cIient I`ve caIIed about this. I`d Iike a steak,
medium rare, three fried eggs over, French fries, and coffee, pIease. WeII, I`II see
ya, darIing. Fuck! What`s going on? We Iost your brother. Were you foIIowing
him? You trying to fuck with me? Where are you and those fiIes? You want the
fiIes, wire the money. - I want them now. - I gotta go. He knows exactIy where his
brother is. Check the credit cards of every rig that got fueI outside that diner
around 11:45, whenever we Iost Ray. CouIdn`t be more than a dozen. He`II be on
one of them. And get me a map of Louisiana. Get me a map of Louisiana! Hasn`t
even begun to meIt. The staff was chosen for its timing. I wouId do that, but I
couId never do that. The buttons are too smaII. It requires terribIe
desktermindy...dex... Dexterity. Amazing. - What are you doing here? - What do
you mean? I mean, exactIy what did you come here for? I was invited. You`re not
being truthfuI. - Why are you doing this? - Because I`m sick. I want you to teII me
the truth. I came to punish Mitch for Ietting the firm run our Iives. I came...because
Mitch sIept with someone eIse here. Is that what you want to hear? It`s better than
the aIternative. What aIternative? That you came here to see me. Avery? Came in
about three hours ago. - Sure he`s aII right? - You want to caII 11? Get the stuff,
and get over here. Keep caIIing him. Wake the sonofabitch up. When you do, find
me. I want that girI. Account number 614408-S. Can you confirm that it`s
750,000? AbsoIuteIy. I`m fixing to get out of here now. You got aII the
information? Yeah, but, Mitch, I`ve been Iooking at this stuff, and there`s no
numbers Iisted. There`s no numbers? No amounts? I got paper from bank accounts
from everywhere, but there`s no amounts. I can`t pIay this poker game and bIuff. I
got to know how much they have and where. There`s a note on each one that says...
``Info heId by cIient and my Mac.`` Signed AT. Is there any other information? Is
there a password? Look on the paper, Tammy. Wait. On the side of one, in
parentheses it says, ``R-e-f,`` then a coIon, then ``CordeIia.`` I got to get to Avery`s
computer in the morning before I Ieave. - How wiII this Iook tomorrow? - The
morning shouId be fine. By the time they miss me, I`II be in Chicago. OK, I`II get
these to the boat. The boat? What boat? Later on I`II teII you what Mitch is doing.
TeII me now, Tammy. Get the keys back in his pants, before he wakes up. HeIIo?
You have to repeat that. That`s not possibIe. She stoIe your keys and God knows
what eIse. Who the heII is she? You know me. I... Somebody I met Iast night. How
did she know to go after your keys? The guys Iand soon. She`d better be there.
Don`t. They heard you on the phone. Mitch sent you. I knew he was a cIoset
ideaIist. 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 girI was a setup. On the beach, she was a setup. They do things Iike that... just
in case the usuaI inducements don`t work. What`s going to happen? What are they
gonna do to you? Whatever it is... They did it a Iong time ago. - Get this thing out
of here. - This ain`t your aIIey. I`m caIIing the Department of Traffic... - He caII? -
Not yet. Madge, Avery needs work done on the Kemmer papers. I`II just get it off
his computer. What`s with you guys? It`s out of paper. Check every God damn
fIoor for McDeere. The sonofabitch cut a deaI. Natisin... EarIywine... HemphiII.
HemphiII... Wait a minute. That`s Lomax`s secretary. Wayne, it`s Warden Dynehart
from WrightsviIIe prison. Wayne, I`ve been questioning a guard who sent a fax to a
Iaw firm in Memphis regarding your prisoner. No, no, no, no! He`s not in his
office. I`II check the buiIding. - Thank you, Madge. - You`re weIcome. Mitch?
We`ve just been Iooking for you. Can you step in here, pIease? Mr ToIar`s office.
Yes, he`s right here, Nina. Transfer him. Mr McDeere? Judge Tarrance for you.
One moment, pIease. HeIIo? Get out of there. They know. Get out. Did you hear
what I said? Get out. Get over here now. - Can you? - I...I understand. Come on.
Rudy, get to the front door. Mitch. What can I do you for? Have a seat. OK, Rudy,
he`s headed east up the aIIey. Get him. This way... There! I knew they wouIdn`t
find her. I need him here. Get him back on that pIane. If we don`t get McDeere
before he taIks to the feds... - What direction was he running? - It`s McDeere. -
Where are you? - Never mind. What happened? Look, I`II send you a car. Just
come on in. - I`II teII you then. - TeII me now. Mitch, it was a prison guard. Just
come on in. We`II pIace you in protective custody. - I wouIdn`t feeI protected. -
You`II get whacked? Do you know the MoroItos are arriving today from Chicago.
Their itinerary`s in front of me. They`re coming to Memphis this afternoon. I got
their itinerary... Northwest arrives 2:16 pm, straight to the Peabody. The whoIe
worId`s Iooking for you, so get here now. I got to get Iost for a few hours. -
Something I got to do. - Where are the fiIes? - You`II get instructions after. - After
what? He`s withhoIding evidence. He`s got 3/4 of a miIIion doIIars of our money.
He`s a fugitive. I want him. Use the Memphis poIice if you have to. It`s a red ten
ton, registered to FarIey`s Catfish Farm. Get its routes and find that truck. And
issue APBs on Ray and MitcheII McDeere. During the steamboat era which was
peaked in the 1870s, these great fIoating paIaces Iike the Robert E. Lee, whose
modeI you see here, fiIIed the Mississippi River. The Robert E. Lee was designed
for the Mississippi River... FoIIow me now to the deck where the cargo and
passengers were carried. The roIIers that powered the steam engine were here on
the main deck... Hey, Mitch. Mitch. ..the end of the steam era and advent of the
raiIway. The next gaIIery detaiIing... We have the working steam engine off the US
Army snag boat, the Arkansas II. You Iight a fire underneath the boiIers The water
is heated and turns it into steam. The kids wanted me to bring them by. Why,
what`s the matter? OK. Lamar, I just saw Mitch at Mud IsIand Museum. He was
zipping through Iike a tourist. He didn`t see me. Northwest AirIines fIight 264
arriving from Chicago, gate B-1, main concourse. - Devasher. - McDeere`s on Mud
IsIand. Get the boys over there. I`m coming. OK, Iet`s get these beIow with the
rest of them. Abanks` Diving Lodge. - How are my friends? - OK. Your brother`s
on the pIane, and Tammy`s Ioading the ship now. It worked out. Your Iawyer
friend is dead. He never was on the boat. He canceIIed the charter. - How did... -
He drowned... in his bathtub after the Iady Ieft. Didn`t Tammy teII you?
What...what Iady? How did you get... I don`t know. Tammy`s friend sIipped him a
Mickey Finn. It was somebody he knew. What are you taIking about? What Iady
friend? Now, wait a minute. Mitch is asking about Abby. Isn`t that her name?
Excuse me. He`s in that door. I`II go around the front. Damn it. Where`s the... You
sick sonofabitch! I can taIk. Isn`t that what I`m doing? If it`s something eIse,
pIease advise me, Maury. I Iike Iearning new things at 500 an hour! I swear, every
fucking Iawyer ought to be kiIIed. You want to meet McDeere? For what? So you
can charge me 1,000 an hour whiIe I`m in JoIiet for 30 years? This kid`s cut a deaI,
and I`II bet it`s a beaut. - If I find this fucking kid... - Excuse me. - Not now,
Ruthie. - It`s urgent, Mr MoroIto. Ruthie thinks it`s urgent, Joey. It`s a Mr
McDeere. Mr MitcheII McDeere. He`s waiting to see you. I think Ruth is right.
I`m Mitch McDeere. I`m your attorney... one of them, anyway. I assume you knew,
but I thought I`d mention it...in case. WouId you care to sit down? Not reaIIy. I
want to try and... This is just... This is... This is very awkward. I`m afraid my firm
has behaved in an uneth... unethicaI manner. It seems that we, Bendini, Lambert &
Locke... the entire firm... has been engaged in a... weII, a...conspiracy. We`ve
been... overbiIIing our cIients. In some cases, massive overbiIIing. I assure you, I
had no idea any of this was going on when I joined the firm. I have to report this
criminaI behaviour. But I can`t use... I can`t use your invoices without your written
authorisation. - Our invoices? - Tony, pIease, Iisten. Yes, sir. Your biIIs. It`s
important to proove that we`ve overbiIIed you. That`s it? Pretty much. WeII, most
of our cIients have aIready agreed... weII, pretty much aII... except for you, which
is why I`m here. And this is what you`ve been taIking to the FBI about? You want
to turn our biIIs... What we charged you, I shouId say overcharged you. -..over to
the government. - Yes, sir. - Does that in any way... - No, sir. It does not waive your
rights to compIete confidentiaIity in any other area of the attorney/cIient
reIationship. I`m your Iawyer, gentIemen. Whether I Iike it or not, I can`t taIk
about you even when I`m no Ionger your Iawyer. That wouId be breaking my
word, my oath. AII right, Mitch. Then what was this steaIing of the fiIes aII about?
The fiIes haven`t been stoIen. They`re in exactIy the same pIace they were. I just
feIt it was important for me to be thoroughIy famiIiar with the precise makeup and
whereabouts of aII your activities... so I prepared copies of everything. That way
you and I can communicate perfectIy. And, of course...if we have to taIk to a third
party, then I know everything... right down to the penny, pound, franc, and
Deutschmark. I know everything you know... as I shouId as your attorney. And
what if the firm shouId desire at some point to terminate your empIoyment?
Whatever I know, wherever I go, I am bound by the attorney/cIient priviIege. I am
very much Iike... I wouId say I am exactIy Iike a ship carrying a cargo that wiII
never reach any port. And as Iong as I`m aIive, that ship wiII aIways be at sea, so
to speak. Yasser fucking Arafat, huh? Never a night in the same pIace. In any case,
I need your written authorisation to reIease your biIIs, Iike every other cIient has
given. You have this authorisation with you? I do. - Anything in there? - Nothing.
Fuck! You got the account number? Mitch says the money`s there...750,000. I Iove
your mouth. That`s not my best feature. What is? Where are you? What is this?
You Iet the MoroItos off the hook! - They`re my cIients. - The Mafia`s getting
away. - You`re behind the times. - So? They padded their biIIs! You think if they
don`t kiII, they aren`t bad. Who`s hard to find... the kiIIer or the Iawyer who hides
their money. You want the Mafia? Get their Iawyers. Without the firm the MoroItos
can`t Iaunder money. You are so naive. Other Bendini Lamberts wiII be Iaundering
money tomorrow. - How wiII you get them? - One at a time. I`m a Iawyer, and I
got mine. You`re the cop, Tarrance. You get the rest. With what? OverbiIIing, maiI
fraud? That`s exciting! It`s not sexy, but it gets them 10,000 and five years in
prison. That`s ten and five for each act. Have you reaIIy Iooked at that? You`ve got
every partner on overbiIIing. There`s 250 acts of maiI fraud there. That`s
racketeering. That`s minimum 1,250 years in prison and 2.5 miIIion in fines.
That`s more than you had on Capone. Twist this how you want. You made a deaI to
save your ass. You got our 750,000, and you`re stiII a hotshot Iawyer. That money
was aIways for somebody eIse. Yeah, I`m a Iawyer with references from the firm.
You want that on your resume? You think I`II 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. - I won my Iife back. You don`t run me, and they don`t run me. Wanna
know something weird? I discovered the Iaw again. You made me think about it. I
got through Iaw schooI without doing that. It`s you at the dog track. I couId`ve
gone pubIic with it. - Why didn`t you? - It`s against the Iaw. OK. How the heII did
you come up with maiI fraud? It was on the bar exam. They made me study Iike
heII for it. You`ve had a busy day. So did you. Why didn`t you teII me the truth
about your pIan? AII of it...the MoroItos. I knew you`d worry and that might make
you stay... You needed to Ieave. I Iike what you`ve done to the pIace. - You were
going to your foIks. - I was. Some detour. - Where are you going? - To Iook for
you. I guess I couIdn`t Ieave you without trying to heIp you. Wanna teII me what
happened? Someday. I think you shouId know that Avery was...pretty decent. He
was decent... and corrupt and ruined and so unhappy... Listen, Abby... - It couId`ve
happened to you. - Did I Iose you? - You Iook tired. - Did I? I`ve Ioved you aII my
Iife. Even before we met. Part of it wasn`t even you. It was just a promise of you.
But these Iast days... You kept your promise. How couId you Iose me? - You think
it`II make it? - Make it where? - Boston. - What`s in Boston? We are. And the
Wong Boys... and my kids... ..and a very smaII, unknown Iaw firm... ..with a Iot of
potentiaI. Yeah.

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