know who he is?
- It's Jay Porter. He's a lawyer.
A lawyer? Mr Porter!
- Here.
- No, wait, wait.
Hold this.
I'm gonna wrestle him.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah, fine.
Get some canisters.
We'll gas him out.
Oh, Christ!
- How about I run interference?
- What do you mean?
I've got this.
You stay right on my tail.
Judge coming through!
Jay, it's me, Arthur!
Jay, listen to me.
Jay, listen to me.
No! I'm not ready! No!
I'm not ready to try this case!
I'm not ready!
I'm not ready, Judge! Please!
Help me, help me, help me!
Warren, could you do me a favour?
Three o'clock, courtroom A.
My client, Ralph Agee.
They're reviewing his probation report.
They screwed up the report.
I made these corrections.
- Make sure the judge sees it.
- No problem.
You'll be in and out
in five minutes.
He'll be wearing a blonde wig.
Don't let it throw you.
It makes him happy.
Tell Agee I'll call him tonight,
and I'm sorry I couldn't make it.
I drew up the contract.
I just wanted you to review it.
- So I reviewed it.
- For a 7,000 dollar fee?
Doctors treat each other for free.
Where's some professional courtesy?
Screwthat, this is business.
Besides, I got the lunch.
- Come on, Warren.
- My God, Arthur's case!
I forgot all about it.
I'll see you later.
What are we waiting for?
For Arthur Kirkland.
Sentencing on Ralph Agee.
Check the halls. See if he's lost.
Let's move on here.
Sorry I'm late.
I'm filling in for Mr Kirkland.
I will not permit
this type of conduct.
When you're due in my court at three,
I expect you here at that time.
I have a copy of Ralph Agee's
probation report here.
- Are you familiar with this?
- Yes, I am, Your Honour.
Who are you?
Mr Kirkland asked me to handle this.
You'll be out of here in a second.
Do you have anything to say
about this report?
It's all right there in front ofyou.
Well, I'm not satisfied.
Ralph Agee, will you stand
before the court? Stand up.
On the basis ...
And take off that wig.
On the basis of this report,
I sentence you to three years -
- in the custody of
the Department of Corrections.
Mr Kirkland said
I'd be out on probation.
He said I'd be out on probation!
I'd like to call your attention
to some corrections ...
You know
the proper procedure for appeal.
I'd like to move things along.
We have another case, Your Honour.
State of Maryland versus Della.
Are you crazy?
Arthur!
Arthur, damn you!
Back off, dammit!
Watch out for the car!
Arthur, knock it off!
Are you nuts?
- Get out!
- For Christ's sake, stop it!
Back off and I'll get out.
What the hell's wrong with you?
What are you doing to my car?
Tell me about it.
You tell me about Agee.
Tell me about it.
It got by me.
It got by you? It got by you?
It got by you! By you!
Just stay away from the car!
Agee did not have to go to jail.
He did not have to go to jail!
So he gets out on probation
in ten months. It's not all my fault.
I hate those cases.
I was doing you a favour.
- What kind of favour?
- It's all nickel and dime, Arthur!
Don't you care?
Warren, don't you even care?
Ifyou cared so much, why weren't you
there? I do care, but not about them.
They're people, Warren.
They're people. Just people.
If he's not in jail this week
he will be next week.
You know probation's at fault.
Appeal it.
I can't appeal. He's dead!
He's dead!
Half an hour after they
put him in the lock-up -
- he hanged himself.
Goddammit!
I'm sorry.
- Goddammit!
- I'm sorry ...
Goddammit!
Judge?
- Judge?
- Yeah.
I spoke with
the state attorney's office.
They're gonna go ahead
with an indictment.
- Who'd you talk to?
- Bowers. Frank Bowers.
Well, he's right.
Ifwe don't go to court,
it'll look like a political manoeuvre.
I want everything out in the open.
I'm very pleased.
Okay, what about McCullaugh?
I need your ruling on my motion
for a newtrial. What about it?
The groundwork is prepared.
We'll have a date soon.
What do you mean, groundwork?