Arnie... I don't know what I'd do if he goes. - He's the only family I've got. - He's very proud ofyou. I'm a lawyer because of him. He wanted it for me and he made sure I got it. To him - - being a lawyer was the finest thing you could be. Your Honour, court's about to begin. Coming! Coming! You must admit she's an attractive woman. I wouldn't mind seeing her again. You'll be fine. Just answer simply and directly. Silence. All rise. All persons in this court draw near and pay attention. The Honourable Francis Rayford presiding. Be seated. It's really very simple. We have a judge, the symbol ofjustice here - - who's accused of raping and brutally beating this young girl. We can do something about it. We can do it today and we can do it together. Let's make this our goal line stand. Just give me a verdict of guilty. I need your help. Thank you. The Prosecutor has completed his opening statement. - Is the defence counsellor ready? - Yes, Your Honour. Your Honour, Mr Foreman, ladies and gentlemen ofthe jury. My name is Arthur Kirkland - - and I am the defence counsellor for the defendant - Judge Henry T. Fleming. That man over there is the prosecuting attorney. And he couldn't be happier today. He is a happy man because today he's going after a judge. And if he gets him - he's gonna be a star. He will have his name in this month's Law Review, centrefold. Lawyer ofthe month. Now, in order to win this case he needs you. Naturally. You're all he's got. So, he's counting on tapping that emotion in you, which says: "Let's get somebody in power. Let's get a judge." However, these proceedings are here to see thatjustice is done. And justice is, as any reasonable person would tell you, finding the truth. And what is the truth today? One tragic truth - - is that that girl has been beaten and raped. Another truth is that the prosecution has no witness. Does not have one piece of evidence - - other than the testimony of the victim herself. Another truth is that my client voluntarily, - - and the prosecution is well aware ofthis, - took a lie detector test... Objection! That's inadmissible evidence. - Come on, Arthur. - He told the truth. The jury will disregard that remark. Polygraph tests have not been proven reliable enough. They are inadmissible. Sorry, Your Honour. Let's get back to justice. What is justice? What is the intention ofjustice? The intention is to prove guilty the guilty and free the innocent. Simple, isn't it? Only it's not that simple. However, it is the defence counsellor's duty - - to protect the rights of the individual. As it is the prosecution's duty to uphold the laws of the state. Justice for all. Only we have a problem here. And do you knowwhat it is? Both sides want to win. We want to win. We want to win regardless ofthe truth. We want to win regardless ofjustice. Regardless ofwho's guilty or innocent. Winning is everything. That man wants to win so badly today. It means so much to him. He is so carried away with the prospect of winning - - that he forgot something that's essential to today's proceedings. He forgot his case. He forgot to bring it. I don't see it. Do you? The prosecution has got to have a case. Not a witness. Not one piece of evidence - - other than the testimony of the victim herself. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a case to end all cases. I have witnesses for my client. I have character references. Testimonials that are backed up from here to Washington DC. - I have lie detector tests... - Objection! Objection sustained. Mr Kirkland, you are out of order! The one thing that bothered me... The one thing that stayed in my mind and haunted me - was why? Why would she lie? What was her motive for lying? If my client is innocent, she's lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was itjealousy? No. Yesterday I found out why. She doesn't have a motive. ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Всемирный квартирный кошмар на английском - текст Снегурочка на английском - текст Друг на английском - текст Бетховен 5 на английском - текст 101 далматинец на английском |