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Case 00-001.
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Supreme Court
of Absolute Universal Law.
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Los Angeles Division.
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Roman J. Israel, Esquire, petitioner...
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...versus himself, defendant.
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Notice.
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To permanently disbar
Roman J. Israel, Esquire...
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...from the California Bar
and human race...
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...for being a hypocrite...
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...and turning his back on everything
he ever claimed to actually stand for.
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Statement of the case.
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For 26 years...
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...defendant-plaintiff has
been employed...
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...in the law office
of William Henry Jackson...
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...a two-person criminal defence firm
in the city of Los Angeles.
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During that time,
defendant-plaintiff's duties...
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...centred on drafting briefs...
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...motions and pleadings.
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Thereby allowing principal partner
William Henry Jackson...
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...to focus his attention
on court appearances.
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This work relationship was
disrupted three weeks ago...
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...initiating a chain of events
leading to the gross moral...
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...ethical and criminal misconduct
of Roman J. Israel, Esquire...
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...and forming the basis
for the above-mentioned request...
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...for immediate
and summary judgement.
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"PC section...
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...374.962.
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Burglary...
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...in the first degree.
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PC section...
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...A374962...
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...provides, in relevant part....
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A person commits...
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...the building which regularly
or intermittently is used...
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...in place...
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...of...
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...which--" Hello?
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"One resides in a period of 48--"
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Yeah.
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Yeah, of course I remember you.
That's why I gave you my card.
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Yeah. Yeah. Ankle monitors don't
just fall off. You cut them off.
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It's a big difference.
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Because it's a violation.
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-How you doing?
-I'm here.
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Well, I can't advise you to do that.
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I hear banging.
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-William Henry Jackson.
-Well, open it.
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Right, open it before they kick it in.
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-Hello?
-No.
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-No. Dear Jesus.
-Hello?
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Oh, God. Where'd they take him?
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Roman! William's had a heart attack
outside his building.
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He's at MLK.
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-Is it serious?
-Of course it's serious.
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He's at the emergency room.
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Call the hospital
and see what you can learn.
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I'll tell you what to do.
I'll tell you what we're gonna do.
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Get Kibby on the phone.
He can cover for him.
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-Kibby retired.
-When?
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Years ago. Now, listen, Roman,
William had a full day today.
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-Okay.
-You have to cover for him.
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-Okay.
-Tell the clients and the prosecutors...
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-...and the judges what's going on.
-Okay.
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Get continuances.
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-Okay.
-Just continuances.
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Just continuances.
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I typed up his day.
It's in there on my desk.
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-All right.
-Dear Lord.
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Okay.
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Just continuances.
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All metal goes in the trays.
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-Phones, change.
-Step forward, please.
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If you have a belt, please remove it.
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Keys.
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Any loose change.
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You must remove it
so it can be scanned.
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Next person.
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Put your arms out. Just hold right there.
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Listen, my iPod,
I got 8000 songs in here.
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The last time I put that in there...
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...I lost the bass range on
Gil Scott-Heron's "Winter in America."
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Brian Jackson.
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Everything gets scanned.
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-Step up, please.
-Next.
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Thank you, sir.
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All phones off.
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Phones off.
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All phones off.
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Excuse me, sister. Where's the--?
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The court for white folks?
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Phones off.
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Wack-ass.
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Quiet in the court.
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Excuse me.
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What do you have on number 32?
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Langston Bailey?
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This says William Jackson's his lawyer.
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Mr Jackson had a heart attack
this morning.
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-I'm Roman Israel, his partner.
-I didn't know Jackson had a partner.
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Well, I don't have the patience...
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...for the butchery that occurs here.
Mr Jackson does.
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You want a continuance?
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-What bail you offering?
-No bail.
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And he pleas to count one.
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I'll tell the judge and request
a minimum five years.
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He's facing 15 at trial.
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For a 17-year-old breaking and entering?
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Hell, why don't we just get it over with
and shoot him?
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That's the offer.
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-Do what you gotta do.
-Offer doesn't really--
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He's not taking top plea.
I can tell you that.
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You're already overcharging him. Let's
talk about mitigating circumstances.
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He was caught wearing a T-shirt
with a gang symbol.
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Like the flag pin on your lapel.
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Five years.
That's as low as the People will go.
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What people? There's no people.
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There's you making a bullshit
career-climbing offer. Let's admit it.
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Present it to your client.
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His name is Langston.
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He's a high school junior in good
standing. Plays on the soccer team.
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All of this despite
that his father's in jail...
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...his mother is in drug treatment...
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...and due to a legion of forces
beyond his control...
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...he joined a gang for acceptance,
family and protection.
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He has one prior minor offence.
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Each one of us is greater
than the worst thing we've ever done.
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Deep bows.
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Please talk to your client.
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-My conviction rate's 100 percent.
-All rise.
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Court of District Nine is now in session.
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The Honourable James Hurakami
is presiding.
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Langston Bailey.
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Thank you, bailiff. You may be seated.
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Wow, five to seven?
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Thought I was going to juvie though.
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I want to speak to Mr Jackson.
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He's in the hospital.
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-When's he coming back?
-Wish I knew.
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I want a new lawyer.
I want to switch. I have rights.
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Mr Jackson is the one
who comes to court...
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...but he comes to me
for legal guidance.
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Now, you're being overcharged to accept
a plea and to keep things moving.
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They want to punish you
for even asking for a day in court.
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It's a volume business.
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With guards getting overtime and
private companies owning the jails...
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...and building them as well. It's a fact.
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You want to fight, we'll fight.
I mean, to hell with the bill.
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But if we take it to trial...
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...and you lose...
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...they hit you with 15 years.
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And they rarely lose.
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Keep your head up.
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And do some push-ups.
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This is a preliminary hearing
on the case...
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...of The People of the State of California
v. William Carlos Ramirez.
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Case number A64-9725.
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Counsel will state your names.
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People are represented
by Michael Wesley.
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Roman J. Israel, Esquire,
on behalf of Mr Ramirez.
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Mr Israel, I'll grant a continuance, given
lead counsel's medical emergency.
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I'd like to dive right in, Your Honour.
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Very good.
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Proceed.
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Your Honour, the People request the
defendant, Mr William Carlos Ramirez...
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...be held to answer
on three counts of violating...
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...Health and Safety Code
Section 11351...
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...possession of powder cocaine
for sale.
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Mr Ramirez was observed
and filmed making three drug sales...
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...to undercover officers.
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Mr Ramirez made a confession
to detectives...
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...that he supported himself
selling drugs.
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Objection. Motion to strike.
Mr Ramirez was told...
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...he was not under arrest
and was interrogated...
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...without his Miranda warning,
yet he was refused use of the bathroom.
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That's a violation of civil rights.
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It wasn't an interrogation.
It was an interview.
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Overruled.
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If a cop hauls you in
and says you can't use the bathroom...
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-...then you're being detained.
-We're moving on.
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What was he supposed to do,
pee himself?
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-You can address this at trial.
-I would like to address it now.
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-I'm just saying we have a real--
-Mr Israel.
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Did you hear what I said?
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If...
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...armed guards
in this courtroom detained you...
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...and would not allow you
to use the bathroom...
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...you would be detained. What is good
for the goose is good for the gander.
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I'm gonna hold you in contempt
if you pursue this.
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With respect, you're asking me
to obey an erroneous court decision.
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You tell me to wait.
In my experience, wait--
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Okay.
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Find you in contempt.
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Is there anything else
you'd like to add before I set fine?
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I told you to just get continuances.
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I'm filing an appeal.
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Five thousand dollars?
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Well--
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"I wouldn't trust a lawyer
that didn't get complaints...
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...from the prosecution or the court."
Who said that?
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-I have no idea.
-William.
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I can always count on you to say
the utterly inappropriate thing.
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I'm with Lynn now.
She's very upset about it.
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How is he?
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It's not good. They're still running tests.
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All right, I'll come over to the hospital.
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Don't. He's not even in his room.
You understand?
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-Yeah.
-What's that?
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Well, Lynn says we'll talk about it
tomorrow, Roman. Good night.
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You have reached
the Los Angeles Police Department...
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...Noise Enforcement Team.
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Please leave your name,
contact telephone number...
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...and a Noise Enforcement Team
officer will contact you...
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...as soon as possible.
Thank you, and have a nice day.
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Yes. My name is Roman J. Israel,
Esquire.
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I'd like to report a construction noise
violation, 570 Gladys Avenue.
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That's G-L-A-D-Y-S Avenue,
Los Angeles.
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City regulation 5612 prohibits
construction...
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...and-or repair of any kind...
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...between the hours of 7 p.m.
until 7 a.m. the following morning.
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Thank you.
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Please leave your name,
contact telephone number...
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...and a Noise Enforcement Team officer
will contact you as soon as possible.
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Thank you, and have a nice day.
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My name is Roman J. Israel, Esquire.
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I want to report construction noise
at 570 Gladys Avenue.
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That's G-L-A-D-Y-S Avenue.
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City regulation 5612 requires...
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...that there is no construction
or repair of any kind...
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...between the hours of 7 p.m.
and 7 a.m. the following morning.
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Five-six-one-two...
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...that's the city regulation.
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That's the law.
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I'm a lawyer.
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Goodbye.
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-Hello, Roman.
-Hi.
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-This is George Pierce.
-Nice to meet you.
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Pleasure.
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The doctors have concluded that William
is in a permanent vegetative state.
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Well, he'll surprise them.
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Well, we'd like to believe that
but not this time.
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-You get a second opinion?
-He's had three.
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Now, Roman, my uncle gave me
financial and medical power of attorney.
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If the firm was stable,
we'd have time to mourn...
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...but it's not, and we don't.
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William's directive asks using George
in the event of incapacitation.
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And George has generously offered
to take time from his busy practice...
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...to sort through
the remaining cases...
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...help close the office
and collect what's due.
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Well, I probably haven't had...
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...time to consider all the...
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00:16:21,820 --> 00:16:24,072
...you know,
various ramifications of this.
252
00:16:24,489 --> 00:16:26,408
None of us have.
253
00:16:27,492 --> 00:16:29,036
I can't live on my accolades.
254
00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,290
Lynn was hoping to give you and--
What's the receptionist's name?
255
00:16:33,457 --> 00:16:35,000
-Vernita.
-Vernita, severance.
256
00:16:35,709 --> 00:16:39,171
But looking over the books,
it just doesn't seem possible.
257
00:16:41,465 --> 00:16:43,509
I'll take over.
258
00:16:44,551 --> 00:16:48,972
No, you're not capable
of continuing the practice.
259
00:16:49,139 --> 00:16:51,767
On your contempt fine, we can argue
extreme emotional distress...
260
00:16:51,934 --> 00:16:53,602
-...and hope for a reduction.
-Right.
261
00:16:53,769 --> 00:16:58,398
But I'll take over because in the
architecture of this firm, I am a pillar.
262
00:16:59,650 --> 00:17:02,361
Yes, and, Roman,
I'd hoped to reward you for that.
263
00:17:02,528 --> 00:17:04,196
Hope don't get the job done.
264
00:17:05,906 --> 00:17:08,742
-What does that mean?
-That means hope don't get the job done.
265
00:17:14,164 --> 00:17:16,041
Is it ego...
266
00:17:16,208 --> 00:17:18,209
...or delusion?
267
00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,879
Honestly, I--
268
00:17:21,796 --> 00:17:25,217
I never paid enough attention to you.
269
00:17:26,176 --> 00:17:30,472
This place runs more like
a charity service than a law firm.
270
00:17:30,639 --> 00:17:33,141
It's run a deficit for years.
271
00:17:33,308 --> 00:17:35,018
We...
272
00:17:36,228 --> 00:17:39,606
...his family, can no longer afford it.
273
00:17:39,773 --> 00:17:41,900
We're clearing the books.
274
00:17:42,067 --> 00:17:43,944
We're handing this off to George.
275
00:17:47,781 --> 00:17:49,992
Roman, I'm sorry.
276
00:17:52,870 --> 00:17:54,162
God, help me.
277
00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,124
Yeah, just tell him to wait.
278
00:17:59,418 --> 00:18:02,629
No, just tell him to wait.
I'll be there in 30. Less.
279
00:18:02,796 --> 00:18:05,799
-All right. One sec, one sec.
-So you have--?
280
00:18:05,966 --> 00:18:07,551
I'll talk to him.
281
00:18:27,321 --> 00:18:29,239
I'm sorry, man.
282
00:18:29,406 --> 00:18:31,116
I feel for you.
283
00:18:35,412 --> 00:18:37,748
This where the Bulldog did his work?
284
00:18:42,085 --> 00:18:43,795
What a mind.
285
00:18:43,962 --> 00:18:47,007
He was great in the seat
and great on his feet.
286
00:18:48,509 --> 00:18:51,094
Jesus,
didn't he ever throw anything away?
287
00:18:51,887 --> 00:18:55,432
My secretary's gonna call.
She'll be point on this.
288
00:18:56,058 --> 00:18:57,309
What do you use?
289
00:18:57,476 --> 00:18:59,937
LegalPRO? Quicken?
290
00:19:01,688 --> 00:19:02,731
What's that?
291
00:19:02,898 --> 00:19:06,276
Status on every case,
depositions, investigations...
292
00:19:06,735 --> 00:19:08,820
-...conferences.
-What, on cards?
293
00:19:08,987 --> 00:19:10,155
You're kidding.
294
00:19:10,322 --> 00:19:13,158
I'm not helping you fast-plead
just so you can get a fee.
295
00:19:13,325 --> 00:19:16,537
Well, I'm in court every day.
I fight hard for my clients.
296
00:19:16,995 --> 00:19:18,330
You're a low-flying bee.
297
00:19:19,331 --> 00:19:22,751
-Is that what William said about me?
-William never mentioned you.
298
00:19:22,918 --> 00:19:25,128
-What's that about, then?
-Fact.
299
00:19:25,295 --> 00:19:27,714
Recorded fact, every case.
300
00:19:27,881 --> 00:19:29,758
Organised and available.
301
00:19:29,925 --> 00:19:33,637
And you can fact-check that
if you'd like on your legal Quicken.
302
00:19:33,804 --> 00:19:35,389
I don't have time for this.
303
00:19:35,556 --> 00:19:37,975
My office will call
to coordinate going forward.
304
00:19:38,141 --> 00:19:39,810
Let's watch him now.
305
00:19:39,977 --> 00:19:41,562
Young George.
306
00:19:41,728 --> 00:19:46,108
State of California
v. Jason Angelo Fisher.
307
00:19:46,275 --> 00:19:48,777
One of his first cases.
Fisher's first offence.
308
00:19:48,944 --> 00:19:51,822
Should have been reduced
to misdemeanour possession.
309
00:19:51,989 --> 00:19:56,201
But you pled him out to felony,
conspiracy and possession.
310
00:19:56,368 --> 00:19:58,245
That became your M.O.
311
00:19:58,412 --> 00:20:01,498
Take a retainer,
waive your client's rights to a prelim...
312
00:20:01,665 --> 00:20:04,877
...then dump them on the public
defenders when they complain.
313
00:20:05,043 --> 00:20:07,379
What, you worked the Fisher case?
His appeal?
314
00:20:07,546 --> 00:20:08,839
I recall reading the record.
315
00:20:09,006 --> 00:20:11,800
-That was seven years ago.
-Eight.
316
00:20:11,967 --> 00:20:14,136
So you're saying you know
all that from memory?
317
00:20:14,303 --> 00:20:17,890
Seven years, eight months, 47 days.
I'm quite confident of my recollections.
318
00:20:18,056 --> 00:20:20,559
Well, my win-loss record is
above 90 percent.
319
00:20:20,726 --> 00:20:22,644
That's false and misleading.
That's only if you count...
320
00:20:22,811 --> 00:20:24,813
...your three years as a prosecutor.
321
00:20:25,772 --> 00:20:28,192
Well, William thought highly enough
to bring me in.
322
00:20:28,358 --> 00:20:30,194
Believe me, I'm going to find out why.
323
00:20:45,584 --> 00:20:46,960
Roman. Hey, Roman.
324
00:20:49,421 --> 00:20:50,964
Where you going?
325
00:20:51,757 --> 00:20:54,384
-Where you going?
-MLK.
326
00:20:55,010 --> 00:20:56,678
Come on, I'll give you a ride.
327
00:20:57,763 --> 00:20:59,181
I'd rather walk.
328
00:21:00,474 --> 00:21:01,975
Come on, Roman.
329
00:21:04,228 --> 00:21:06,063
I just want to talk.
330
00:21:12,361 --> 00:21:15,113
William taught a term at Loyola.
That's where we met.
331
00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,823
I was top of my class.
332
00:21:17,741 --> 00:21:19,785
Potential's a bitch.
333
00:21:20,494 --> 00:21:24,498
I'll tell you what's not is having four
offices and 60 people working for you.
334
00:21:24,665 --> 00:21:26,500
He picked me
because I tossed him work.
335
00:21:26,667 --> 00:21:30,003
You know, loser cases I didn't want,
or I was too busy to handle.
336
00:21:30,170 --> 00:21:33,757
This, closing his office, it's payback.
I'll collect a fee.
337
00:21:36,844 --> 00:21:40,013
Look, it just so happens I could
use someone with your ability...
338
00:21:40,180 --> 00:21:42,432
...and your power
of persuasive argument.
339
00:21:42,599 --> 00:21:45,727
And I'll pay you twice what William
gave you. What do you say?
340
00:21:45,894 --> 00:21:47,646
What makes you different from this car?
341
00:21:49,022 --> 00:21:50,524
Really? Okay.
342
00:21:51,358 --> 00:21:55,153
I'm gonna tell you something I think
maybe will surprise and disappoint you.
343
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,699
I got a kickback from William
for every single case I gave him.
344
00:21:58,866 --> 00:21:59,908
Bullshit.
345
00:22:00,075 --> 00:22:02,035
I have the records.
346
00:22:02,202 --> 00:22:04,705
You've been untouched
by the messy business...
347
00:22:04,872 --> 00:22:06,790
...of running
a small criminal defence firm.
348
00:22:09,585 --> 00:22:10,752
Was it wrong?
349
00:22:10,919 --> 00:22:12,754
On some level, sure.
350
00:22:12,921 --> 00:22:15,007
Does it diminish what he did? Hell, no.
351
00:22:15,174 --> 00:22:18,594
No, it allowed him to keep
the doors open. It kept you two going.
352
00:22:19,052 --> 00:22:21,638
And to this day, I still remember
quotes from his class.
353
00:22:21,805 --> 00:22:23,140
And that voice.
354
00:22:23,307 --> 00:22:26,143
"What is tolerance?
It is the consequence of humanity.
355
00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:28,312
We are all formed of frailty and error.
356
00:22:28,478 --> 00:22:31,231
Let us pardon reciprocally
each other's follies.
357
00:22:31,398 --> 00:22:32,941
That's the first law of nature."
358
00:22:33,108 --> 00:22:35,360
What do you say we forget the past?
Move forward?
359
00:22:35,527 --> 00:22:36,570
Pull over.
360
00:22:42,242 --> 00:22:43,452
I can't work for you.
361
00:22:43,619 --> 00:22:44,995
What are you gonna do?
362
00:22:45,162 --> 00:22:48,290
-I'll continue in criminal litigation.
-That's a bitch of a market.
363
00:22:48,457 --> 00:22:50,125
-What if you can't find something?
-What?
364
00:22:50,292 --> 00:22:52,419
For argument's sake,
if you can't find a firm, what's next?
365
00:22:52,586 --> 00:22:55,047
There is no next.
There is no argument's sake.
366
00:22:55,214 --> 00:22:58,634
There's underwear model
or activist attorney. There is no next.
367
00:23:18,195 --> 00:23:20,280
-Yeah, George.
-I want to bring someone in.
368
00:23:20,447 --> 00:23:22,616
Are you asking me,
or are you telling me?
369
00:23:22,783 --> 00:23:25,536
Jackson had a guy who drafted
all his memoranda.
370
00:23:25,702 --> 00:23:26,995
He's a bit of a savant.
371
00:23:27,496 --> 00:23:31,124
He paid him 500 a week. We can
bill him out for that much an hour.
372
00:24:05,659 --> 00:24:08,662
Maya. It's Roman Israel.
373
00:24:09,872 --> 00:24:11,248
Sorry to keep you waiting.
374
00:24:11,415 --> 00:24:13,542
I usually work off
scheduled appointments.
375
00:24:13,709 --> 00:24:17,629
It's okay. I had some pretzels
and soda from down there.
376
00:24:17,796 --> 00:24:19,381
That's fine.
377
00:24:19,548 --> 00:24:23,051
So Jeff tells me you work
with William Henry Jackson.
378
00:24:23,218 --> 00:24:25,387
Yes, for 36 years.
379
00:24:25,554 --> 00:24:27,681
We are-- We were partners.
380
00:24:27,848 --> 00:24:30,100
He was the public face of the firm.
381
00:24:30,267 --> 00:24:32,477
I was the man behind the curtain,
so to speak.
382
00:24:32,644 --> 00:24:35,063
-How is he?
-Unconscious several weeks now.
383
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,191
I'm so sorry.
384
00:24:37,733 --> 00:24:40,402
Well, come on in.
385
00:24:51,955 --> 00:24:55,751
I have no safeguard
against unemployment.
386
00:24:55,918 --> 00:24:59,171
So William and Ronald...
387
00:24:59,338 --> 00:25:02,591
...were old friends and associates
going back to Berkeley.
388
00:25:02,758 --> 00:25:03,800
Yeah, I'm aware.
389
00:25:03,967 --> 00:25:05,802
Ronnie mentions William in his book.
390
00:25:05,969 --> 00:25:08,931
Right. Yes, yes.
I'd like to speak with him.
391
00:25:09,097 --> 00:25:11,725
Ron is at our headquarters
in Washington.
392
00:25:12,184 --> 00:25:14,144
There something I could help you with?
393
00:25:15,854 --> 00:25:17,314
Well...
394
00:25:19,733 --> 00:25:21,944
...first, notwithstanding...
395
00:25:22,110 --> 00:25:25,405
...I don't know if I could do this
much longer, progressive lawyering.
396
00:25:25,572 --> 00:25:28,659
You see, I'm not accustomed
without William.
397
00:25:29,117 --> 00:25:33,330
The criminal side of our practice funded
our policy and legal challenges...
398
00:25:33,497 --> 00:25:35,666
...as in defendants' rights...
399
00:25:35,832 --> 00:25:37,709
...prison conditions...
400
00:25:37,876 --> 00:25:40,587
...and drafted attacks
on state and federal criminal codes.
401
00:25:40,754 --> 00:25:43,590
If I was freed from criminal work,
I can get back to my roots.
402
00:25:43,757 --> 00:25:46,218
The bigger battles,
organised mass action...
403
00:25:46,385 --> 00:25:48,303
...supported
by sweeping legal challenges.
404
00:25:48,470 --> 00:25:50,681
With my skill...
405
00:25:50,848 --> 00:25:52,850
...and experience...
406
00:25:53,016 --> 00:25:55,561
...I'm quite certain
I can get this organisation...
407
00:25:55,727 --> 00:25:58,689
...right back in line with its core beliefs.
408
00:25:59,147 --> 00:26:00,274
-This organisation?
-Yes.
409
00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,361
Yeah. I wasn't aware
that we had strayed.
410
00:26:04,862 --> 00:26:08,782
I'm not talking about nickel-and-dime
reformism. I'm talking about...
411
00:26:08,949 --> 00:26:12,160
...igniting a sustained mass movement,
supported by rule change...
412
00:26:12,327 --> 00:26:14,413
...and injunctive relief.
413
00:26:14,580 --> 00:26:18,375
And I could get results
using class-action tactics.
414
00:26:18,542 --> 00:26:21,461
I'm talking about a return
to using activist litigation...
415
00:26:21,628 --> 00:26:24,006
...creatively, defensively,
counter-offensively.
416
00:26:24,173 --> 00:26:26,633
I am very proud
of what we've done here.
417
00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,470
I think we're making significant headway
in many, many areas.
418
00:26:30,637 --> 00:26:33,056
Well, in my experience, that's...
419
00:26:33,223 --> 00:26:36,602
...an excuse to feel good
and to slack off.
420
00:26:36,768 --> 00:26:38,061
Who's slacking off?
421
00:26:42,649 --> 00:26:44,610
I attended Western State
College of Law...
422
00:26:44,776 --> 00:26:48,280
...at Argosy in Fullerton.
Started the first student union there.
423
00:26:51,825 --> 00:26:54,828
I chose cause over ambition.
424
00:26:54,995 --> 00:26:58,999
I could've joined one of the big firms
like the rest of them and been seduced.
425
00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:03,128
But I was inspired by Mr Jackson.
I went to work for him. You can--
426
00:27:03,712 --> 00:27:06,548
There's a detailed record
of all of our victories.
427
00:27:06,715 --> 00:27:08,509
Civil rights victories on there.
428
00:27:08,675 --> 00:27:10,761
As for my personal life,
at a certain point...
429
00:27:10,928 --> 00:27:13,305
...I had to decide whether to have
a family or career. I couldn't do both.
430
00:27:13,472 --> 00:27:16,517
So I stayed on the front lines.
Now, I'm offering...
431
00:27:18,894 --> 00:27:21,063
...at this time...
432
00:27:22,147 --> 00:27:24,066
...to work...
433
00:27:24,608 --> 00:27:26,568
...exclusively...
434
00:27:26,985 --> 00:27:29,029
...as your...
435
00:27:29,821 --> 00:27:31,990
...long-haul, three-dimensional...
436
00:27:32,157 --> 00:27:33,825
...revolutionary...
437
00:27:33,992 --> 00:27:35,827
...in-house...
438
00:27:37,037 --> 00:27:39,414
...full-time, paid advocate.
439
00:27:46,755 --> 00:27:48,966
Mr Israel, we're all volunteers here.
440
00:27:49,508 --> 00:27:54,555
Our few salaried staff work out of D.C.
441
00:27:55,222 --> 00:27:59,434
I'd go to interview,
but I'm precluded for pecuniary reasons.
442
00:27:59,601 --> 00:28:03,397
Money of late's been
a motivating factor in my life.
443
00:28:03,564 --> 00:28:05,107
Well...
444
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,276
...be that as it may...
445
00:28:07,442 --> 00:28:09,570
...positions are filled.
446
00:28:12,072 --> 00:28:14,116
Look, I'm well worth having in this thing.
447
00:28:14,283 --> 00:28:16,368
I have no doubt of that.
448
00:28:16,535 --> 00:28:18,620
Because there's something
to be fired up about.
449
00:28:18,787 --> 00:28:21,748
We are, believe me.
450
00:28:23,542 --> 00:28:25,794
Well, I'll...
451
00:28:28,088 --> 00:28:30,757
...go through William's Rolodex.
Thank you...
452
00:28:32,301 --> 00:28:33,594
...for your time.
453
00:28:37,055 --> 00:28:40,100
You know, if you're interested
in volunteering...
454
00:28:40,267 --> 00:28:42,352
...we're having a meeting next week.
455
00:28:42,519 --> 00:28:44,730
We could use someone
with your legal expertise.
456
00:28:44,897 --> 00:28:48,901
-Perhaps you could give a talk.
-I'd like that. Here's my card.
457
00:28:50,068 --> 00:28:52,988
I crossed out the office address.
458
00:28:53,155 --> 00:28:57,534
And I wrote my home address,
so you can reach me via mail.
459
00:28:57,701 --> 00:28:59,036
I'll probably just text you.
460
00:28:59,203 --> 00:29:01,705
I can do that, I think.
461
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,166
-Thank you.
-Yeah. Thank you.
462
00:29:04,333 --> 00:29:06,084
Right on.
463
00:29:12,049 --> 00:29:14,051
What a freak.
464
00:29:14,218 --> 00:29:16,845
You stand on his shoulders.
465
00:29:26,647 --> 00:29:31,485
Good afternoon. Yeah, my name is
Roman J. Israel, Esquire.
466
00:29:31,652 --> 00:29:33,654
Yeah, Israel. Yes.
467
00:29:33,820 --> 00:29:36,114
Yes, like the-- Like-- Yes, right, exactly.
468
00:29:36,281 --> 00:29:40,160
I'm an attorney, civil rights attorney.
I was enquiring about a possible job--
469
00:29:40,327 --> 00:29:41,703
Yes, ma'am.
470
00:29:41,870 --> 00:29:43,664
Right, if I-- If--
471
00:29:43,830 --> 00:29:46,083
Right, if I had a job,
I wouldn't be calling you.
472
00:29:46,250 --> 00:29:48,418
That's why I'm calling.
I don't have-- Hello?
473
00:29:48,585 --> 00:29:50,754
--C-K-S-O-N. And I'd like
to speak to someone...
474
00:29:50,921 --> 00:29:52,589
...about any possible positions....
475
00:29:52,756 --> 00:29:54,091
Yeah, I'll reach out again.
476
00:29:54,258 --> 00:29:56,802
In case any jobs come up,
I'd appreciate a call back.
477
00:29:56,969 --> 00:29:59,721
Yeah, good morning.
My name is Roman J. Israel, Esquire.
478
00:29:59,888 --> 00:30:01,098
I can send you my résumé.
479
00:30:01,265 --> 00:30:03,976
I was with William Henry Jackson.
I'm hoping to find out...
480
00:30:04,142 --> 00:30:06,103
...if there's
an employment opportunity....
481
00:30:06,270 --> 00:30:08,063
No, not the number that's crossed out.
482
00:30:08,230 --> 00:30:12,651
It's the number below the number that's
crossed out. Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
483
00:30:21,410 --> 00:30:22,619
Mr Israel?
484
00:30:22,786 --> 00:30:25,622
George Pierce would like you
in his office right away.
485
00:30:26,373 --> 00:30:30,043
The best thing to do is engage with the
process. Otherwise, you feel powerless.
486
00:30:30,210 --> 00:30:31,628
Come on in.
487
00:30:32,421 --> 00:30:34,256
I'd like you to meet Felicity Ellerbee.
488
00:30:34,423 --> 00:30:36,425
-Felicity, this is Roman Israel.
-Hi.
489
00:30:36,592 --> 00:30:38,969
He'll be working closely
with me on this. Sit down.
490
00:30:39,136 --> 00:30:41,597
Roman's a terrific attorney.
We're lucky to have him.
491
00:30:41,763 --> 00:30:44,266
Felicity's nephew Derrell was
arrested two days ago...
492
00:30:44,433 --> 00:30:47,686
...in connection with an armed robbery
during which a clerk was killed.
493
00:30:47,853 --> 00:30:51,440
Derrell's been charged with assault,
first-degree murder.
494
00:30:51,607 --> 00:30:54,610
It was his friend that was there with him.
It wasn't Derrell.
495
00:30:54,776 --> 00:30:57,029
Derrell didn't know
that he was going to do that.
496
00:30:57,196 --> 00:30:58,906
Of course. We completely understand.
497
00:30:59,072 --> 00:31:00,866
Derrell was not the shooter.
498
00:31:01,033 --> 00:31:04,703
It's our job to prove how uncomplicit
he was in the actual murder.
499
00:31:04,870 --> 00:31:07,956
The way this will work is,
Roman's gonna be the point person.
500
00:31:08,123 --> 00:31:11,001
And you were very, very wise
to retain private counsel.
501
00:31:11,168 --> 00:31:13,921
I'm not gonna lie to you,
Derrell's got a mountain to climb.
502
00:31:14,087 --> 00:31:15,797
It's imperative he receives
the best defence.
503
00:31:16,340 --> 00:31:18,383
I can promise you
that's what he'll get here.
504
00:31:21,053 --> 00:31:23,639
-I had to mortgage my house.
-Oh, I'm sorry.
505
00:31:23,805 --> 00:31:26,225
-I don't like lawyers.
-Me either.
506
00:31:26,391 --> 00:31:27,726
I understand.
507
00:31:27,893 --> 00:31:30,270
If I don't get answers to my questions...
508
00:31:30,437 --> 00:31:32,064
...if I don't see results...
509
00:31:32,231 --> 00:31:34,942
...if I see padded shit popping up
in my bill...
510
00:31:35,108 --> 00:31:37,277
...I will fire your ass.
511
00:31:37,861 --> 00:31:39,696
I'm putting up my house.
512
00:31:39,863 --> 00:31:41,657
I understand.
513
00:31:43,825 --> 00:31:45,953
You always dress like that?
514
00:31:46,578 --> 00:31:48,121
Well...
515
00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:52,084
...in lieu of wardrobe, I have a reputation
as a dedicated advocate.
516
00:31:52,251 --> 00:31:54,253
Let me give you my card.
If there's any questions...
517
00:31:54,419 --> 00:31:56,255
...concerns,
anything you want to talk about...
518
00:31:56,421 --> 00:31:59,007
...free of charge, I'm here.
I'm available for you.
519
00:31:59,174 --> 00:32:00,592
It's not the crossed-out number.
520
00:32:00,759 --> 00:32:03,387
It's the number
above the crossed-out number.
521
00:32:03,554 --> 00:32:05,764
What's "Esquire" mean?
522
00:32:05,931 --> 00:32:08,308
It's a designation...
523
00:32:08,475 --> 00:32:09,726
...in the legal arena.
524
00:32:09,893 --> 00:32:11,812
It's like...
525
00:32:11,979 --> 00:32:13,397
...a title of dignity.
526
00:32:13,564 --> 00:32:16,817
Slightly above "gentleman,"
below "knight."
527
00:32:22,781 --> 00:32:23,824
Yes.
528
00:32:26,159 --> 00:32:27,661
Come in.
529
00:32:28,078 --> 00:32:31,164
Roman, I'd like you to meet James Lee.
Jim, this is Roman Israel.
530
00:32:31,331 --> 00:32:32,958
He'll be working closely with me on this.
531
00:32:33,125 --> 00:32:34,710
-Hi.
-Please sit down, Roman.
532
00:32:35,627 --> 00:32:38,130
Roman's a terrific attorney.
We're lucky to have him.
533
00:32:38,547 --> 00:32:41,758
Jim's wife Mari was cited last night
for felony DUI hit and run...
534
00:32:41,925 --> 00:32:44,428
...with added charges
for reckless driving and injury.
535
00:32:44,595 --> 00:32:47,556
The way this will work is,
Roman's gonna be the point person.
536
00:32:47,723 --> 00:32:49,766
You were very wise
to retain private counsel.
537
00:32:49,933 --> 00:32:53,312
Mari's-- She's gonna need, and
deserves, the best defence possible.
538
00:32:53,478 --> 00:32:55,898
We're gonna make sure
she gets exactly that.
539
00:33:06,992 --> 00:33:08,952
From George.
540
00:33:10,287 --> 00:33:14,208
It's at that point, per the night manager,
that Derrell's friend, Carter Johnson...
541
00:33:14,374 --> 00:33:17,085
-...shoots the clerk twice in the head.
-Okay.
542
00:33:17,252 --> 00:33:21,215
They empty the register, roughly $500,
and then run into the alleyway...
543
00:33:21,381 --> 00:33:23,550
...where Derrell is caught
and Johnson escapes.
544
00:33:23,717 --> 00:33:26,386
Johnson is a shot caller
with the Rollin 100.
545
00:33:26,553 --> 00:33:30,390
He's got four outstanding warrants,
including two for prior shootings.
546
00:33:30,557 --> 00:33:33,143
-Now, your boy Derrell is--
-Don't use "boy."
547
00:33:33,977 --> 00:33:37,814
Your client is seen entering the store
on the outside camera...
548
00:33:37,981 --> 00:33:40,067
...but the inside video wasn't working.
549
00:33:40,234 --> 00:33:44,530
The Armenian Community Council
put up $100,000 for Johnson's arrest...
550
00:33:44,696 --> 00:33:46,740
...for the clerk, who was Armenian.
551
00:33:47,115 --> 00:33:50,744
Your client Derrell has two priors
going back four years.
552
00:33:50,911 --> 00:33:54,498
One for drug possession, marijuana,
and the other for theft.
553
00:33:58,043 --> 00:33:59,795
I have a domestic violence case.
554
00:33:59,962 --> 00:34:03,173
This guy assaulted the same woman
six times, and she's swearing out...
555
00:34:03,340 --> 00:34:05,551
...an affidavit for non-prosecution.
556
00:34:05,717 --> 00:34:08,262
-Have you heard of Tempura House?
-No. What's that?
557
00:34:08,427 --> 00:34:12,307
-It's a shelter for lightly battered women.
-That's funny.
558
00:34:12,474 --> 00:34:13,724
That's funny.
559
00:34:18,188 --> 00:34:21,066
Turn on the light, they run like roaches.
560
00:34:23,318 --> 00:34:24,486
You work here?
561
00:34:24,945 --> 00:34:26,822
Yes, sir, I do.
562
00:34:27,655 --> 00:34:29,157
Jessie Salinas.
563
00:34:29,324 --> 00:34:31,451
Supervising attorney.
564
00:34:31,910 --> 00:34:34,496
Roman J. Israel. I'm the new guy.
565
00:34:35,289 --> 00:34:38,000
Did you just compare us to roaches?
566
00:34:39,668 --> 00:34:42,128
-There's no tiptoeing into this.
-We were blowing off steam.
567
00:34:42,296 --> 00:34:43,922
You're tourists.
568
00:34:50,387 --> 00:34:52,847
I'll see you around, Israel.
569
00:35:01,231 --> 00:35:02,316
Roman.
570
00:35:02,482 --> 00:35:03,859
Roman.
571
00:35:06,486 --> 00:35:07,613
Jesus.
572
00:35:08,238 --> 00:35:10,324
I heard about you today in the kitchen.
573
00:35:10,490 --> 00:35:12,618
Salinas is our number two.
574
00:35:12,784 --> 00:35:15,871
Not only that, you were schooling
Sanchez in a crowded elevator?
575
00:35:16,038 --> 00:35:17,706
That man doesn't
understand character evidence.
576
00:35:17,873 --> 00:35:19,166
Then find a quiet corner.
577
00:35:19,541 --> 00:35:21,877
I sent you an e-mail today
to come to my office.
578
00:35:22,044 --> 00:35:25,881
I'm sorry, but when people send e-mails,
they think it goes straight to your brain.
579
00:35:26,048 --> 00:35:30,010
You better take what I'm saying seriously
because I'm being very sincere with you.
580
00:35:30,177 --> 00:35:32,679
You knew what you were getting
when you brought me in.
581
00:35:32,846 --> 00:35:34,932
Well, I thought you were functional.
582
00:35:35,098 --> 00:35:37,351
You brought me in
to put your feet to the fire...
583
00:35:37,518 --> 00:35:40,103
...because you're tired of treating
low-income clients like dollar signs...
584
00:35:40,270 --> 00:35:42,689
...and maybe you remember
what it feels like to care.
585
00:35:42,856 --> 00:35:45,776
-That's what I think, George.
-No, I hired you to make a buck.
586
00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:50,072
-Which is why I thought you took the job.
-I need money. Badly, of course.
587
00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,449
But what I really need, George,
is an ally.
588
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,911
I've been waiting to meet someone
of your high calibre.
589
00:35:56,078 --> 00:36:00,332
And, yes, I am selective. So what I'm
offering to you right out here now...
590
00:36:00,499 --> 00:36:04,336
...is a chance to partner with me
on a piece of groundbreaking litigation...
591
00:36:04,503 --> 00:36:07,130
...I've been working on
for over seven years now.
592
00:36:07,297 --> 00:36:09,091
Inside this case is arguably...
593
00:36:09,258 --> 00:36:12,094
...the most important legal brief
in modern legal history.
594
00:36:12,261 --> 00:36:16,139
A sweeping federal challenge
that could yield nothing less...
595
00:36:16,306 --> 00:36:18,600
...than a grand new era of social reform.
596
00:36:18,767 --> 00:36:21,645
And I say that with all due competence.
597
00:36:21,979 --> 00:36:24,606
The Constitution guarantees us
a right to a fair trial...
598
00:36:24,773 --> 00:36:27,985
...but there can't be fairness
if 95 percent of cases never get heard.
599
00:36:28,151 --> 00:36:30,654
Criminal cases never get heard
by a jury or a judge.
600
00:36:30,821 --> 00:36:34,658
I am building
a wholly original class-action lawsuit...
601
00:36:34,825 --> 00:36:37,077
...with over 3500 names,
all former clients...
602
00:36:37,244 --> 00:36:39,621
...aimed at the heart
of plea-bargain reform.
603
00:36:39,788 --> 00:36:42,291
I'm talking about reforming
a system where prosecutors...
604
00:36:42,457 --> 00:36:44,084
...are trying to pull sentences
out of their hat.
605
00:36:44,251 --> 00:36:46,879
Where guilt or innocence is
being completely replaced...
606
00:36:47,045 --> 00:36:48,881
...by fear of having your day in court.
607
00:36:49,047 --> 00:36:52,593
Where people are being forced,
George, to plead guilty...
608
00:36:52,759 --> 00:36:56,763
...under the threat of overly harsh
and coercive sentences.
609
00:36:56,930 --> 00:37:00,809
It's a job for a legend,
or someone who wants to be one.
610
00:37:02,186 --> 00:37:04,646
-Let me tell you about it.
-No. Jesus, just stop.
611
00:37:05,397 --> 00:37:06,857
Roman, enough.
612
00:37:07,024 --> 00:37:09,234
Not speaking out...
613
00:37:10,277 --> 00:37:11,778
...is ordinary.
614
00:37:11,945 --> 00:37:14,615
We're agents of change, George,
each one of us.
615
00:37:14,781 --> 00:37:17,618
Now, I don't have the resources
to finish this on my own.
616
00:37:17,784 --> 00:37:21,413
But with your assistance,
I'm more than certain...
617
00:37:21,580 --> 00:37:24,333
...that we can finish this
and file it together.
618
00:37:24,499 --> 00:37:27,461
Partners on a landmark
class-action suit...
619
00:37:27,628 --> 00:37:30,088
...built on precedents and procedure...
620
00:37:30,255 --> 00:37:32,633
...and actual proof, weight of proof.
621
00:37:32,799 --> 00:37:33,967
I'm sure of it, George.
622
00:37:34,510 --> 00:37:36,553
Look, do you want this job or not?
Yes or no.
623
00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:39,056
-Yes.
-Well, then you stop harassing people.
624
00:37:39,932 --> 00:37:42,893
You stick to clients,
you stick to memoranda only. That's it.
625
00:37:43,060 --> 00:37:44,603
Nothing else under no conditions.
626
00:37:45,187 --> 00:37:48,315
Now, you have
any more pressing opinions...
627
00:37:48,857 --> 00:37:50,400
...you share them with me.
628
00:37:53,570 --> 00:37:55,822
Don't come in tomorrow without a suit.
629
00:38:04,790 --> 00:38:06,208
Okay.
630
00:38:23,517 --> 00:38:26,144
Driver's licence,
California Bar card, visitor ID.
631
00:38:26,311 --> 00:38:27,521
Yes.
632
00:38:27,688 --> 00:38:30,524
I'm here to see Derrell Ellerbee.
633
00:38:31,275 --> 00:38:32,568
How they treating you?
634
00:38:34,278 --> 00:38:37,322
-You need anything?
-I need to get out of here.
635
00:38:37,739 --> 00:38:39,324
You understand the charges?
636
00:38:39,491 --> 00:38:41,994
Yup. They want to bury me.
637
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:43,912
All right. From now on...
638
00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:46,874
...everything we discuss
will be confidential.
639
00:38:47,624 --> 00:38:49,042
I gotta be careful.
640
00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:52,462
-Is somebody threatening you?
-Look, I didn't shoot that guy.
641
00:38:52,921 --> 00:38:55,382
Okay? I just went in.
642
00:38:55,549 --> 00:38:57,634
I didn't know what he was gonna do.
643
00:38:57,801 --> 00:39:01,513
-You gave a statement to the police.
-Yeah, I asked for a lawyer.
644
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,515
And before that...
645
00:39:03,682 --> 00:39:07,144
...after they read you your rights,
you continued to talk to the detective.
646
00:39:07,603 --> 00:39:09,104
They said you said...
647
00:39:09,521 --> 00:39:11,481
...that you saw Carter Johnson
with a gun.
648
00:39:12,149 --> 00:39:14,026
I didn't know he was gonna use it.
649
00:39:14,193 --> 00:39:16,486
Knowing he had a gun
when you entered the store...
650
00:39:16,653 --> 00:39:18,614
...that's aiding and abetting.
651
00:39:18,780 --> 00:39:20,532
Criteria for first-degree murder.
652
00:39:20,699 --> 00:39:24,703
CJ. CJ shot the clerk.
653
00:39:26,163 --> 00:39:27,289
All right? I saw it.
654
00:39:28,081 --> 00:39:31,084
-I'll testify if they let me out.
-They're not gonna release you.
655
00:39:31,251 --> 00:39:33,879
Case is too strong, charges too severe.
656
00:39:34,046 --> 00:39:38,425
Now, we can talk to the DA.
See what they'll offer for your testimony.
657
00:39:39,885 --> 00:39:41,512
Probation.
658
00:39:42,804 --> 00:39:44,806
Best you can hope for is a...
659
00:39:44,973 --> 00:39:48,060
...possible reduction
to second-degree murder.
660
00:39:52,272 --> 00:39:54,149
Right over here.
661
00:39:54,316 --> 00:39:57,194
Have a seat if you're so scared, man.
662
00:39:58,570 --> 00:40:00,781
Look, I know where CJ's holed up.
663
00:40:02,950 --> 00:40:04,701
Plus testifying.
664
00:40:05,994 --> 00:40:07,996
What's that worth?
665
00:40:08,163 --> 00:40:09,790
Worth a lot.
666
00:40:09,957 --> 00:40:13,627
The two combined can carry significant
weight. But you understand the risks?
667
00:40:13,794 --> 00:40:16,463
-What you're looking at?
-Yeah.
668
00:40:16,630 --> 00:40:19,341
I gotta be transferred
to protective custody first.
669
00:40:20,634 --> 00:40:22,427
This what you want to do?
670
00:40:23,554 --> 00:40:25,806
I don't want to...
671
00:40:25,973 --> 00:40:27,724
...but I will.
672
00:40:39,152 --> 00:40:40,821
Hello?
673
00:40:51,164 --> 00:40:54,418
-No one's supposed to be in here.
-Oh, I'm sorry. I'm-- I'm--
674
00:40:54,585 --> 00:40:56,879
I'm an attorney here, and I was looking...
675
00:40:57,546 --> 00:41:00,299
...for Mr Pierce.
I wanted to talk to him about this case.
676
00:41:00,465 --> 00:41:04,386
He's in depositions all day. Mr Salinas
is supervising attorney in his absence.
677
00:41:05,804 --> 00:41:08,765
-You'll have to leave.
-I'm sorry.
678
00:41:10,475 --> 00:41:13,145
I don't know why they sent me this.
I need more than this.
679
00:41:13,312 --> 00:41:15,731
-That's all we got.
-Yeah, I don't want the summary.
680
00:41:15,898 --> 00:41:18,275
-I want the full deposition here.
-Okay.
681
00:41:18,442 --> 00:41:20,360
And what about tomorrow?
What's my agenda?
682
00:41:20,527 --> 00:41:22,487
-You're downtown all day.
-What is first?
683
00:41:22,654 --> 00:41:23,780
Mr Rutner at 9 a.m.
684
00:41:23,947 --> 00:41:26,283
No, no, no. I don't want to meet with him.
685
00:41:38,003 --> 00:41:40,255
-Hello?
-Hello.
686
00:41:40,422 --> 00:41:42,341
My name is Roman J. Israel, Esquire...
687
00:41:42,508 --> 00:41:45,219
...from the law offices of George Pierce.
688
00:41:45,385 --> 00:41:47,513
I represent Derrell Ellerbee.
689
00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:50,807
I'd like to speak to ADA Kate Becker.
690
00:41:50,974 --> 00:41:52,559
Speaking.
691
00:41:54,394 --> 00:41:56,980
Oh, okay. Sorry.
692
00:41:57,147 --> 00:41:58,398
-Hi.
-Hi.
693
00:41:58,565 --> 00:42:01,693
My client, Mr Derrell Ellerbee...
694
00:42:01,860 --> 00:42:05,489
...is interested in discussing a deal.
695
00:42:05,656 --> 00:42:07,991
I have 40 open cases, so refresh me.
696
00:42:08,158 --> 00:42:09,618
Right.
697
00:42:10,327 --> 00:42:12,704
Convenience store shooting.
698
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:16,708
An Armenian man was killed,
and there's a reward offered?
699
00:42:17,376 --> 00:42:18,585
Okay, I have it.
700
00:42:18,752 --> 00:42:19,836
The shooter...
701
00:42:20,796 --> 00:42:23,507
...in this case, is a fugitive...
702
00:42:23,674 --> 00:42:25,175
...Carter Johnson.
703
00:42:25,342 --> 00:42:29,930
My client may know his whereabouts
and might be willing to testify.
704
00:42:30,472 --> 00:42:32,933
-He'll deliver on that?
-Well, that depends.
705
00:42:33,100 --> 00:42:37,104
If you waive all objections and appeal,
and he's willing to cooperate...
706
00:42:37,271 --> 00:42:39,106
...we'll drop the assault and kidnapping.
707
00:42:39,273 --> 00:42:42,818
And we'll reduce murder one
to manslaughter, voluntary, 10 years.
708
00:42:42,985 --> 00:42:44,611
Involuntary, three to five.
709
00:42:44,778 --> 00:42:47,865
No, a 21-year-old clerk was killed
in a commission of a robbery.
710
00:42:48,031 --> 00:42:49,283
It won't happen.
711
00:42:49,449 --> 00:42:53,912
Well, my client is giving you
the whole case at a great risk to himself.
712
00:42:54,079 --> 00:42:56,456
-Let's discuss mitigating circumstances.
-Let's not.
713
00:42:56,623 --> 00:42:59,918
Voluntary manslaughter, 10 years.
It's a good deal.
714
00:43:00,544 --> 00:43:02,170
It's an enema of sunshine.
715
00:43:02,546 --> 00:43:03,922
I don't have time for this.
716
00:43:04,089 --> 00:43:06,258
Well, I'm sorry for taking
a nanosecond...
717
00:43:06,425 --> 00:43:08,927
...off of your assembly-line,
rubber-stamp existence.
718
00:43:09,094 --> 00:43:11,096
The People withdraw their offer.
719
00:43:11,263 --> 00:43:14,016
I don't care what the-- Hello?
720
00:43:38,207 --> 00:43:39,917
Hi.
721
00:43:41,084 --> 00:43:42,836
-Hi.
-Hey.
722
00:43:43,003 --> 00:43:45,255
You didn't want to park closer?
There are spaces.
723
00:43:45,422 --> 00:43:47,591
No, I don't have a car.
724
00:43:47,758 --> 00:43:49,426
Wow, that's gotta be tough in L.A.
725
00:43:49,593 --> 00:43:52,471
I've always imagined life with one.
726
00:43:52,638 --> 00:43:54,973
-Thanks for doing this.
-Oh, you're welcome.
727
00:43:55,140 --> 00:44:00,103
Public speaking is something
I'm usually encouraged to avoid.
728
00:44:01,605 --> 00:44:04,233
So in anticipation of Tuesday's protest...
729
00:44:04,399 --> 00:44:07,319
...I've invited attorney...
730
00:44:07,486 --> 00:44:09,571
...Roman Israel...
731
00:44:09,988 --> 00:44:13,784
...to talk about our rights
and what to expect if you are arrested.
732
00:44:14,159 --> 00:44:15,327
Roman.
733
00:44:15,494 --> 00:44:17,079
Thank you.
734
00:44:22,584 --> 00:44:24,503
All right.
735
00:44:26,171 --> 00:44:28,549
Back to my beginnings.
736
00:44:29,216 --> 00:44:32,719
It feels good.
737
00:44:35,430 --> 00:44:39,351
Hell, that was 40 years ago.
So here we go. We're gonna--
738
00:44:39,768 --> 00:44:41,603
We're gonna rap--
I don't mean hip-hop.
739
00:44:44,147 --> 00:44:47,860
--a little while about
some good old-fashioned...
740
00:44:48,527 --> 00:44:51,989
...grassroots, in-your-face protesting.
741
00:44:53,365 --> 00:44:56,660
The time has come
to put social revolution...
742
00:44:57,244 --> 00:45:00,289
...squarely back on the agenda...
743
00:45:00,664 --> 00:45:02,291
...where it belongs.
744
00:45:03,417 --> 00:45:05,085
Look at you.
745
00:45:08,171 --> 00:45:10,174
Just like I was.
746
00:45:11,341 --> 00:45:16,054
Just starting out your fight against the...
747
00:45:16,805 --> 00:45:19,308
...dominant tendencies of our society.
748
00:45:19,474 --> 00:45:20,934
Well...
749
00:45:21,393 --> 00:45:23,896
...you better get ready
for the commitment it takes...
750
00:45:24,062 --> 00:45:26,523
...to lead a resistant lifestyle.
751
00:45:26,690 --> 00:45:28,567
You better start forging...
752
00:45:28,734 --> 00:45:31,987
...the armour to withstand
the temptation...
753
00:45:32,154 --> 00:45:35,407
...and the financial and emotional toll.
754
00:45:35,908 --> 00:45:38,076
Because, when it comes
to social injustice...
755
00:45:38,243 --> 00:45:40,245
...and judicial indifference...
756
00:45:40,412 --> 00:45:42,289
...and institutional racism...
757
00:45:42,456 --> 00:45:44,291
...and outright goddamn greed...
758
00:45:44,458 --> 00:45:47,294
...the overwhelming majority
of the people in this country...
759
00:45:47,461 --> 00:45:48,670
...just don't give a damn.
760
00:45:48,837 --> 00:45:50,714
-That's right.
-That's right.
761
00:45:51,256 --> 00:45:53,550
Civil or uncivil disobedience.
762
00:45:53,717 --> 00:45:56,762
The First Amendment to protect
your right to freedom of speech...
763
00:45:56,929 --> 00:46:01,058
...as long as you don't incite violence
or law-breaking.
764
00:46:01,225 --> 00:46:03,644
There will be people
that get caught up in the march.
765
00:46:03,810 --> 00:46:06,146
They're gonna vandalise.
Sorry. Excuse me.
766
00:46:06,313 --> 00:46:07,648
I see two sisters standing.
767
00:46:08,315 --> 00:46:10,817
Why are the sisters standing
and the brothers sitting?
768
00:46:12,110 --> 00:46:13,654
If we want to sit, we can ask.
769
00:46:13,820 --> 00:46:15,989
You ladies gotta speak up
for yourselves.
770
00:46:16,156 --> 00:46:17,866
This ain't 40 years ago.
771
00:46:18,408 --> 00:46:21,787
There's no statute of limitations
on chivalry.
772
00:46:21,954 --> 00:46:24,623
-That's gendered and sexist.
-And polite.
773
00:46:24,790 --> 00:46:26,875
-And patronising.
-And polite.
774
00:46:27,334 --> 00:46:28,877
What kind of law do you practise?
775
00:46:31,839 --> 00:46:34,842
I'm a criminal defence attorney.
776
00:46:35,008 --> 00:46:37,135
Ever represent
domestic violence defendants?
777
00:46:37,302 --> 00:46:38,470
Many times.
778
00:46:38,887 --> 00:46:41,056
-Knowing that they're guilty?
-Meaning what?
779
00:46:41,223 --> 00:46:42,683
Meaning you have a choice.
780
00:46:42,850 --> 00:46:45,853
Watch it. Someday you may need
the Sixth Amendment.
781
00:46:46,019 --> 00:46:47,354
Oh, that's lawyer talk.
782
00:46:48,522 --> 00:46:51,733
Oh, I see. So we got a Sarah Lawrence
soul sister in the band.
783
00:46:52,526 --> 00:46:53,861
I'm not your sister, asshole.
784
00:46:55,028 --> 00:46:57,990
-I'm not an asshole, sister.
-Hey, fuck you, brother.
785
00:46:59,157 --> 00:47:01,660
Settle down, okay? Thank you, Roman.
786
00:47:01,827 --> 00:47:03,954
-Okay.
-Did you bring something to help?
787
00:47:05,831 --> 00:47:07,291
Roman.
788
00:47:07,457 --> 00:47:08,959
Roman.
789
00:47:11,628 --> 00:47:14,089
I feel like I need to apologise for that.
790
00:47:14,256 --> 00:47:16,133
You don't. It's my fault. I say things.
791
00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,510
-Are you okay?
-No, I-- Yeah, it's okay.
792
00:47:19,178 --> 00:47:20,470
It just got out of hand.
793
00:47:20,637 --> 00:47:23,557
My meanings seem to obfuscate
more than clarify.
794
00:47:23,724 --> 00:47:26,018
I mean, that's what the discourse is.
795
00:47:26,185 --> 00:47:28,061
-It's changed over the years.
-Right.
796
00:47:28,228 --> 00:47:29,563
-It's what we talked about.
-You did.
797
00:47:29,730 --> 00:47:33,192
-That's a lot of what this is about.
-I just can't seem to remove myself...
798
00:47:33,358 --> 00:47:36,403
...from what's happened in my life. I--
799
00:47:37,112 --> 00:47:38,697
This is where we are,
the way the world is.
800
00:47:38,864 --> 00:47:42,367
And I didn't even want to come out.
The nuns said I was a forceps baby.
801
00:47:43,702 --> 00:47:45,913
-Me too.
-Yeah?
802
00:47:46,079 --> 00:47:47,456
-No.
-No?
803
00:47:47,623 --> 00:47:49,458
No.
804
00:48:02,554 --> 00:48:04,181
Is he okay?
805
00:48:05,098 --> 00:48:07,267
-I don't feel anything.
-Check his neck.
806
00:48:12,105 --> 00:48:13,774
No.
807
00:48:29,373 --> 00:48:30,541
What happened?
808
00:48:31,208 --> 00:48:35,003
-We just found him. I think he's dead.
-All right, don't touch anything.
809
00:48:36,171 --> 00:48:38,966
Man down, black male, 60 years of age.
810
00:48:39,132 --> 00:48:42,010
Not responding. Request RA.
811
00:48:43,011 --> 00:48:45,055
-What did I just say?
-He doesn't have ID.
812
00:48:45,222 --> 00:48:47,224
-What did you put in there?
-My card.
813
00:48:47,391 --> 00:48:49,142
Take it out.
814
00:48:49,309 --> 00:48:51,061
Well, without ID...
815
00:48:51,228 --> 00:48:53,730
...he'll get cremated and mixed up
with 1000 other homeless people.
816
00:48:53,897 --> 00:48:55,399
Take it out.
817
00:48:55,941 --> 00:48:58,652
It's just my name and number
for the coroner to call me.
818
00:48:58,819 --> 00:49:00,946
-Did you hear my partner?
-Okay.
819
00:49:01,572 --> 00:49:03,824
-Do what they say.
-I want to pay for the burial.
820
00:49:03,991 --> 00:49:06,201
-I'm not telling you again.
-I won't let him get swallowed up.
821
00:49:06,368 --> 00:49:08,537
I won't let him disappear,
completely forgotten.
822
00:49:08,704 --> 00:49:10,372
He most certainly was somebody.
823
00:49:29,516 --> 00:49:33,145
All Wilshire units.
Possible 187. Suspect there now.
824
00:49:33,312 --> 00:49:35,647
Western and Third
at Chinatown Express.
825
00:49:35,814 --> 00:49:38,609
Suspects are two male Hispanics.
Number one, large build....
826
00:49:38,775 --> 00:49:40,360
I'm sorry.
827
00:49:41,570 --> 00:49:44,656
-What? That was unbelievable.
-I thought he had no pulse.
828
00:49:44,823 --> 00:49:46,825
-No one does that.
-Yeah, for good reason.
829
00:49:51,038 --> 00:49:52,998
Hey. Yeah, I stepped out.
830
00:49:53,165 --> 00:49:55,667
I'll be right back.
831
00:49:57,044 --> 00:49:59,087
-I have to get back.
-Yeah. Okay.
832
00:50:00,964 --> 00:50:04,051
-I'm gonna call you.
-Yeah, thank you. Me too.
833
00:50:27,866 --> 00:50:29,493
We have a problem.
834
00:50:31,537 --> 00:50:33,080
Come in.
835
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:36,750
Close the door.
836
00:50:41,839 --> 00:50:44,258
Where did you get the idea
you could try and negotiate a plea?
837
00:50:44,675 --> 00:50:46,635
Who told you you could do that?
838
00:50:46,802 --> 00:50:49,680
To just ignore
what I emphatically told you?
839
00:50:50,347 --> 00:50:53,809
Derrell Ellerbee was stabbed and killed
this morning in general lockup.
840
00:50:53,976 --> 00:50:56,854
His aunt told me that Derrell requested
protective custody last night...
841
00:50:57,020 --> 00:50:58,939
...but was delayed
because the prosecutor said...
842
00:50:59,106 --> 00:51:01,441
...you pissed on her deal, Roman.
843
00:51:01,608 --> 00:51:04,778
That offer should, by law, have been
presented to the client, which it was not.
844
00:51:04,945 --> 00:51:07,447
As of now, you've exposed us
to a malpractice suit...
845
00:51:07,614 --> 00:51:10,367
...Roman, I would kill
to be on the other side of.
846
00:51:10,534 --> 00:51:15,163
You've had difficulty comprehending
my meaning, so I'll be very, very clear.
847
00:51:15,330 --> 00:51:18,041
As much as I wanna fire you, I can't,
as that could be construed...
848
00:51:18,208 --> 00:51:22,087
...as acknowledgement of wrongdoing.
So I'm gonna retain you, Roman.
849
00:51:22,754 --> 00:51:25,591
I'm gonna retain you,
and then I'm gonna fire you.
850
00:51:25,757 --> 00:51:27,384
If you attempt to quit
or you stop coming in...
851
00:51:27,551 --> 00:51:29,595
...I swear to God, I'll hit you
with a motion to recoup damages...
852
00:51:29,761 --> 00:51:31,638
...and I'll have you disbarred.
853
00:51:33,348 --> 00:51:35,142
We're done here.
854
00:51:57,831 --> 00:51:59,208
Yo, hey, man. Hey.
855
00:51:59,374 --> 00:52:02,669
Yo, man, I'm sorry
to bother you, man, but....
856
00:52:02,836 --> 00:52:04,546
Maybe you can help me out
with money or some--
857
00:52:04,713 --> 00:52:07,216
I mean, anything.
Look, you see where I'm at, man.
858
00:52:07,382 --> 00:52:09,343
All right.
Slow down, slow down, slow down.
859
00:52:09,510 --> 00:52:10,886
Okay, man. I'm sorry.
860
00:52:11,053 --> 00:52:13,889
Look, I appreciate it, man.
Look, I know it's late.
861
00:52:14,056 --> 00:52:17,643
-I appreciate you helping me. Cool, man.
-Here's a couple tickets for the mission.
862
00:52:18,685 --> 00:52:20,270
Give me the iPod, man!
863
00:52:23,524 --> 00:52:25,651
-Give it to me. Come on.
-Get off me.
864
00:52:26,276 --> 00:52:27,861
-The iPod!
-I don't have any money!
865
00:52:28,028 --> 00:52:29,738
-Come on!
-You got the wrong guy!
866
00:52:29,905 --> 00:52:32,533
You got the wrong guy!
867
00:52:46,964 --> 00:52:49,299
You got the wrong guy.
868
00:53:24,376 --> 00:53:25,794
What?
869
00:53:30,549 --> 00:53:31,925
What?
870
00:54:19,389 --> 00:54:20,474
Well, well.
871
00:54:21,600 --> 00:54:24,770
Come over and sit.
He'll be glad you're here.
872
00:54:24,937 --> 00:54:28,398
-He's awake?
-No, but I believe somewhere he knows.
873
00:54:29,441 --> 00:54:32,069
He was so very fond of you.
874
00:54:33,695 --> 00:54:35,072
He looks a lot worse.
875
00:54:35,239 --> 00:54:37,074
It won't be long now.
876
00:54:37,241 --> 00:54:40,869
Last ripple of a mighty wave
washed ashore here.
877
00:54:41,203 --> 00:54:43,247
And left us high and dry.
878
00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:46,416
No, he didn't leave us.
He'll never leave us.
879
00:54:47,292 --> 00:54:51,338
I thought it was built on good ground...
880
00:54:52,172 --> 00:54:54,675
-...but there's nothing under it.
-Roman, what's wrong?
881
00:54:56,552 --> 00:54:58,846
You're too near me to hear me.
882
00:54:59,471 --> 00:55:01,223
Can't you see? It's clear as crystal.
883
00:55:01,390 --> 00:55:03,475
-What?
-We filed the wrong brief...
884
00:55:03,642 --> 00:55:07,312
-...in the wrong court to the wrong judge.
-What are you talking about?
885
00:55:07,479 --> 00:55:09,815
A world where everyone's feelings
are reciprocated.
886
00:55:09,982 --> 00:55:13,277
The capacity for everyone
to contribute. Come on.
887
00:55:15,320 --> 00:55:17,781
Freedom is something
you can only give yourself.
888
00:55:17,948 --> 00:55:19,449
That's nothing he agreed with.
889
00:55:19,616 --> 00:55:23,120
I don't have any time anymore.
I don't have time to waste.
890
00:55:23,287 --> 00:55:24,830
Trying to...
891
00:55:25,414 --> 00:55:28,709
...tell people not to sleep so tight.
892
00:55:28,876 --> 00:55:31,461
Telling people to turn around.
Toward what?
893
00:55:31,962 --> 00:55:33,630
Roman, sit down.
894
00:55:33,797 --> 00:55:36,133
There's no need anymore.
895
00:55:36,300 --> 00:55:39,052
The incapacity ceases with...
896
00:55:39,219 --> 00:55:40,971
...the cause that produces it.
897
00:55:41,138 --> 00:55:42,556
Roman, he can hear you.
898
00:55:42,723 --> 00:55:45,100
Well, that's what I came to say.
899
00:55:45,517 --> 00:55:47,352
Anyway, he--
900
00:55:53,150 --> 00:55:54,526
Anyway, he's gone, so....
901
00:55:58,071 --> 00:55:59,656
What he fought for...
902
00:55:59,823 --> 00:56:02,743
...what he takes with him,
that lasts forever.
903
00:56:02,910 --> 00:56:04,661
Eroding as it was conceived.
904
00:56:04,995 --> 00:56:07,456
What is wrong with you?
905
00:56:08,707 --> 00:56:10,584
You know,
there's a shop by the ocean...
906
00:56:10,751 --> 00:56:12,586
...that makes maple-glazed
turkey bacon doughnuts.
907
00:56:12,753 --> 00:56:14,338
People sit under palm trees
and eat them...
908
00:56:14,504 --> 00:56:16,548
...while the breezes are blowing
and the dolphins are playing.
909
00:56:16,715 --> 00:56:18,258
I'm gonna go there.
910
00:56:18,884 --> 00:56:20,385
Roman, all right, sit down.
911
00:56:20,552 --> 00:56:23,514
-No. I'm gonna get one.
-No, no, sit down.
912
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:25,307
Roman.
913
00:56:26,183 --> 00:56:27,226
Roman.
914
00:57:51,351 --> 00:57:52,477
Hello?
915
00:57:52,644 --> 00:57:57,649
Hello. I'm calling in-- In reference
to the deceased store clerk.
916
00:57:57,816 --> 00:57:59,568
I'm sorry?
917
00:58:00,235 --> 00:58:02,404
The-- Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm calling in reference...
918
00:58:02,571 --> 00:58:05,616
...to the-- The shooter
of the deceased store clerk.
919
00:58:05,782 --> 00:58:07,618
Hold on a sec.
920
00:58:12,539 --> 00:58:13,582
Yes, can I help you?
921
00:58:14,082 --> 00:58:16,001
Yes, the--
922
00:58:16,668 --> 00:58:19,087
The man who did it,
I know where he is.
923
00:58:19,254 --> 00:58:20,964
I'm ready.
924
00:58:22,508 --> 00:58:25,385
Well, I'm calling about the reward,
the $100,000?
925
00:58:26,261 --> 00:58:29,306
You know the name of the suspect?
We've had a lot of false leads.
926
00:58:29,473 --> 00:58:31,225
Carter T. Johnson.
927
00:58:34,311 --> 00:58:35,812
Where is he?
928
00:58:35,979 --> 00:58:39,983
Well, the man who did it,
I have an address.
929
00:58:40,150 --> 00:58:42,402
The clerk was my nephew.
930
00:58:42,945 --> 00:58:46,031
Listen, I'm not comfortable...
931
00:58:46,448 --> 00:58:49,743
...identifying myself.
I have a mechanism to collect...
932
00:58:49,910 --> 00:58:52,913
...which protects who I am.
933
00:58:53,080 --> 00:58:54,748
You could just say where he is.
934
00:58:54,915 --> 00:58:56,208
Civic duty.
935
00:58:56,375 --> 00:58:58,252
Basic human dignity.
936
00:58:58,418 --> 00:59:00,379
Look, this is an achievement for me,
okay?
937
00:59:00,546 --> 00:59:02,506
Not an inherent state of my existence.
938
00:59:02,673 --> 00:59:06,844
I want the money in cash
as soon as he's arrested, $100,000.
939
00:59:07,010 --> 00:59:08,428
Can't do cash.
940
00:59:08,595 --> 00:59:10,097
Too risky.
941
00:59:10,264 --> 00:59:11,849
I'm the one taking the risk.
942
00:59:12,015 --> 00:59:15,018
It's gotta be cash. That's the way it is.
943
00:59:16,228 --> 00:59:17,938
Okay. Fine.
944
00:59:18,814 --> 00:59:21,775
I don't care who you are.
I just want the bastards caught.
945
00:59:21,942 --> 00:59:23,610
Okay. Okay.
946
00:59:23,777 --> 00:59:25,362
The reward stands.
947
00:59:25,529 --> 00:59:27,364
-Okay.
-Information leading to an arrest.
948
00:59:27,531 --> 00:59:29,491
-Okay.
-You want cash, I'll do cash.
949
00:59:30,868 --> 00:59:32,828
Give me the information.
950
01:03:23,976 --> 01:03:26,144
-You guys have a good day.
-Have a good one.
951
01:03:26,895 --> 01:03:29,398
-Good morning.
-Morning. Yes, it is. Good morning.
952
01:03:29,565 --> 01:03:32,484
Get three of your turkey bacon
maple-glazed doughnuts, please.
953
01:03:32,651 --> 01:03:35,529
Three turkey bacon maple.
Something to drink with that?
954
01:03:35,696 --> 01:03:39,616
Yes, the hibiscus pomegranate cooler.
955
01:03:40,117 --> 01:03:42,035
Hibiscus pomegranate cooler.
956
01:03:43,745 --> 01:03:45,289
Twelve dollars on the nose.
957
01:03:45,455 --> 01:03:46,915
Can you break 100?
958
01:03:47,082 --> 01:03:48,458
Of course.
959
01:03:55,549 --> 01:03:57,384
Eighty-eight back to you.
960
01:03:57,551 --> 01:03:59,887
-Keep the change.
-Hey, thanks.
961
01:04:25,287 --> 01:04:28,040
-Those fit?
-Yeah. Yeah.
962
01:04:28,207 --> 01:04:31,084
-You think so?
-Trust me.
963
01:04:31,251 --> 01:04:33,420
Can I get you anything else today, sir?
964
01:04:33,587 --> 01:04:35,005
A suit.
965
01:04:35,172 --> 01:04:36,507
Suits.
966
01:04:36,673 --> 01:04:38,467
Now we're talking.
967
01:04:43,222 --> 01:04:47,309
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
Good afternoon. How may I help you?
968
01:04:47,476 --> 01:04:48,852
Welcome, sir. Checking in?
969
01:04:49,019 --> 01:04:50,646
Roman J. Israel, Esquire.
970
01:04:50,812 --> 01:04:52,314
-Welcome to Loews.
-Thank you.
971
01:07:28,971 --> 01:07:31,014
-It's a very nice suit.
-Thank you.
972
01:07:32,558 --> 01:07:35,477
Lynn went to your apartment
this weekend to speak with you...
973
01:07:35,644 --> 01:07:37,396
...but you weren't there.
974
01:07:37,563 --> 01:07:40,148
Oh, I must have been out.
975
01:07:41,275 --> 01:07:44,152
You-- You don't know
what I'm talking about.
976
01:07:45,237 --> 01:07:47,197
-You're firing me?
-No.
977
01:07:47,865 --> 01:07:50,242
No. People became concerned
after you went to the hospital...
978
01:07:50,409 --> 01:07:53,287
...Friday morning, and it was decided
after some discussion...
979
01:07:53,453 --> 01:07:56,540
...that it was best not to leave a message
on your phone.
980
01:07:57,958 --> 01:07:59,251
William died.
981
01:08:01,336 --> 01:08:02,421
When?
982
01:08:03,046 --> 01:08:04,214
Friday night, actually.
983
01:08:05,424 --> 01:08:08,010
-I'm sorry.
-You didn't kill him.
984
01:08:10,304 --> 01:08:12,890
There's gonna be a small private funeral
on Wednesday...
985
01:08:13,056 --> 01:08:15,517
...and then a full memorial
in several weeks.
986
01:08:15,684 --> 01:08:16,976
Is that it?
987
01:08:17,144 --> 01:08:18,770
I don't know what you're feeling...
988
01:08:19,270 --> 01:08:21,440
...given how close you were.
989
01:08:21,607 --> 01:08:23,900
I mean, I guess--
I guess I can kind of imagine.
990
01:08:25,068 --> 01:08:27,069
Yeah. I put that behind me.
991
01:08:27,237 --> 01:08:30,699
Well, I'm sorry for my outburst
the other day. I was--
992
01:08:31,449 --> 01:08:32,909
I was overly harsh.
993
01:08:33,784 --> 01:08:36,663
Lynn's been telling me
how vital you were to William's work.
994
01:08:36,830 --> 01:08:40,500
Always in the shadows, never flagging
and I pulled you out of the back room...
995
01:08:40,667 --> 01:08:43,462
...and forced you out onto the floor.
It was--
996
01:08:44,087 --> 01:08:46,256
It was a lot to ask.
997
01:08:46,672 --> 01:08:48,509
I've gotten Felicity Ellerbee
to sign a document...
998
01:08:48,675 --> 01:08:51,886
...absolving us of any wrongdoing
in her nephew's death.
999
01:08:52,054 --> 01:08:54,139
It's a good thing that she--
1000
01:08:54,306 --> 01:08:58,060
She believes that you were just acting
in Derrell's best interests.
1001
01:08:58,226 --> 01:09:00,103
So that's in the rear-view.
1002
01:09:00,645 --> 01:09:02,648
I've also learned today
that we picked up...
1003
01:09:02,814 --> 01:09:05,359
...three new clients, all of whom came
as referrals from your cases.
1004
01:09:05,525 --> 01:09:08,278
It seems like your personal attention,
giving out your cell phone...
1005
01:09:08,444 --> 01:09:09,779
...is quite the calling card.
1006
01:09:09,947 --> 01:09:12,366
I wanna institute the practice
for all our attorneys.
1007
01:09:12,533 --> 01:09:13,867
Good.
1008
01:09:15,202 --> 01:09:17,037
Look, you can still leave, of course.
1009
01:09:17,203 --> 01:09:19,248
I fully understand.
I think maybe there's a--
1010
01:09:19,413 --> 01:09:20,791
Maybe there's a place
for you here if you--
1011
01:09:20,958 --> 01:09:22,542
-I wanna stay.
-You would?
1012
01:09:22,708 --> 01:09:23,961
Yes.
1013
01:09:24,127 --> 01:09:27,547
I mean, I'm tired of doing
the impossible for the ungrateful.
1014
01:09:27,714 --> 01:09:30,634
I now have more...
1015
01:09:31,676 --> 01:09:34,011
...practical concerns.
1016
01:09:34,429 --> 01:09:36,139
The suit's a big change.
1017
01:09:36,890 --> 01:09:38,516
Thank you.
1018
01:09:38,684 --> 01:09:40,894
I prefer double-breasted, but....
1019
01:09:41,060 --> 01:09:44,565
-You broke open the piggy bank, huh?
-Yeah. Yes, I did.
1020
01:09:45,274 --> 01:09:48,402
My lack of success is self-imposed.
1021
01:09:53,739 --> 01:09:57,578
So, Israel, there's a rumour
that you know the CPC by heart.
1022
01:09:57,744 --> 01:09:59,162
Yeah. Guilty as charged.
1023
01:09:59,830 --> 01:10:02,040
-Pleadings.
-Nine forty-eight, 973.
1024
01:10:02,207 --> 01:10:03,750
-Demurrer for irregularity.
-Twelve forty-eight.
1025
01:10:03,917 --> 01:10:05,002
Money laundering.
1026
01:10:05,168 --> 01:10:09,923
186.9, 186.10.
However, all pleadings in those cases...
1027
01:10:10,090 --> 01:10:13,927
...are subject to the laws
of joinder and severance. That's 954.
1028
01:10:14,094 --> 01:10:15,721
-Wow, impressive.
-Nice.
1029
01:10:17,097 --> 01:10:19,183
You gotta be kidding me.
1030
01:10:19,349 --> 01:10:20,726
I gotta go.
1031
01:10:20,893 --> 01:10:22,811
See you, Jessie.
1032
01:10:23,645 --> 01:10:26,773
Listen, I got a Prop 36
I could really use help with.
1033
01:10:27,357 --> 01:10:28,567
Okay.
1034
01:10:28,734 --> 01:10:31,111
We handled a lot of DTC motions
at my old firm.
1035
01:10:31,278 --> 01:10:33,488
Awesome. I have some free time
this afternoon, if you do.
1036
01:10:33,655 --> 01:10:36,325
I don't know what your caseload is like,
but I'll stop by?
1037
01:10:36,491 --> 01:10:37,659
-Yeah.
-Great.
1038
01:10:57,429 --> 01:10:59,806
So where do you currently live?
1039
01:10:59,973 --> 01:11:01,850
Further away.
1040
01:11:02,726 --> 01:11:05,103
Well, if you lived here,
you'd be home by now.
1041
01:11:22,788 --> 01:11:24,706
Well, what do you think?
1042
01:11:25,415 --> 01:11:28,544
I think that whatever we're chasing...
1043
01:11:30,170 --> 01:11:32,089
...you got it all here.
1044
01:11:32,464 --> 01:11:35,092
-I'm sorry?
-When can I move in?
1045
01:11:35,259 --> 01:11:38,053
-Immediately.
-I'll take it.
1046
01:12:07,165 --> 01:12:10,919
-Hello?
-Oh, hey. It's-- It's Maya.
1047
01:12:11,503 --> 01:12:12,546
Hi.
1048
01:12:13,130 --> 01:12:15,549
-How are you doing?
-Wonderful.
1049
01:12:15,716 --> 01:12:17,593
Good. I--
1050
01:12:17,759 --> 01:12:21,013
I meant what I said last week
about staying in touch.
1051
01:12:21,180 --> 01:12:23,307
How's the new job?
1052
01:12:23,473 --> 01:12:27,227
I'm writing lengthy interrogatories...
1053
01:12:27,853 --> 01:12:29,104
...and amending complaints.
1054
01:12:29,271 --> 01:12:32,900
It's no social-redeeming quality
or context.
1055
01:12:33,066 --> 01:12:34,818
You know, it's--
1056
01:12:34,985 --> 01:12:36,945
It's awesome.
1057
01:12:39,072 --> 01:12:40,407
Okay.
1058
01:12:40,574 --> 01:12:43,827
Well, I was calling to see
if you wanted to go for dinner.
1059
01:12:45,871 --> 01:12:46,997
With me?
1060
01:12:47,706 --> 01:12:49,291
With you?
1061
01:12:49,791 --> 01:12:51,043
I'm confused.
1062
01:12:51,210 --> 01:12:52,961
I-- I'd like that.
1063
01:12:53,128 --> 01:12:54,630
I'd like that.
1064
01:12:54,796 --> 01:12:57,174
-I'd like that, yeah.
-Great.
1065
01:12:59,176 --> 01:13:01,428
Tonight? I mean--
1066
01:13:02,513 --> 01:13:04,056
Tomorrow?
1067
01:13:04,223 --> 01:13:06,058
-Works for me.
-It works for me.
1068
01:13:06,225 --> 01:13:08,852
Tonight works for me, but, I mean....
1069
01:13:09,019 --> 01:13:11,188
All right. I'll-- I--
1070
01:13:12,523 --> 01:13:15,192
Tomorrow. I'll do tomorrow.
We'll do tomorrow.
1071
01:13:15,359 --> 01:13:18,320
Okay. I'll see you then.
1072
01:13:18,487 --> 01:13:19,947
Bye.
1073
01:13:43,929 --> 01:13:45,180
Everybody in?
1074
01:13:52,229 --> 01:13:54,064
All right, let's get started.
1075
01:13:54,231 --> 01:13:57,568
Under the new fee structure,
our advance on felony cases...
1076
01:13:57,734 --> 01:13:59,695
...rises from 2000 to 2500.
1077
01:14:00,487 --> 01:14:04,116
Our felony daily rate rises
to 1500 from 1000.
1078
01:14:04,283 --> 01:14:07,369
Now, of course, some people are
gonna gag at the new numbers...
1079
01:14:07,536 --> 01:14:10,664
...but what we're selling is
our impressive win-loss record...
1080
01:14:10,831 --> 01:14:12,666
...our depth of talent,
all you fine people...
1081
01:14:12,833 --> 01:14:15,252
...and, ultimately, our lower all-in costs.
1082
01:14:15,419 --> 01:14:16,587
Take time to explain it.
1083
01:14:16,753 --> 01:14:19,173
If you see a potential client heading
for the door...
1084
01:14:19,339 --> 01:14:22,301
...you emphasise
our new personalised approach.
1085
01:14:22,467 --> 01:14:24,511
All right, I've also decided to devote...
1086
01:14:24,678 --> 01:14:27,264
...a share of our time to pro bono.
1087
01:14:27,681 --> 01:14:30,267
Now, that's not an area
we have much experience with...
1088
01:14:30,434 --> 01:14:32,352
...but someone here does.
1089
01:14:32,519 --> 01:14:34,229
It's the first he's heard about it...
1090
01:14:34,396 --> 01:14:38,066
...but Roman will be heading up
our new pro bono programme.
1091
01:14:38,567 --> 01:14:40,194
Roman, you want to say a few words?
1092
01:14:42,696 --> 01:14:44,448
Will this cut into my salary?
1093
01:14:48,368 --> 01:14:50,412
I mean, in terms of billable hours?
1094
01:14:57,127 --> 01:14:59,254
-Okay.
-All right.
1095
01:14:59,421 --> 01:15:02,841
Connor, you'll be assisting Roman.
I want to get moving on it right away.
1096
01:15:03,008 --> 01:15:05,427
Folks, take a look.
It's already in the new brochure.
1097
01:15:05,594 --> 01:15:07,429
All right, questions?
1098
01:15:07,596 --> 01:15:09,264
Nothing? Good.
1099
01:15:17,648 --> 01:15:20,651
-Roman, I didn't dress for this place.
-Oh, there's no code.
1100
01:15:20,817 --> 01:15:22,653
It's a bit uncomfortable for me.
1101
01:15:22,819 --> 01:15:24,071
You don't like it?
1102
01:15:24,238 --> 01:15:26,573
This will cost a fortune.
1103
01:15:26,907 --> 01:15:28,033
Well....
1104
01:15:28,200 --> 01:15:30,577
Yeah. We deserve it.
1105
01:15:30,744 --> 01:15:32,996
You know,
I really heard what you said...
1106
01:15:33,163 --> 01:15:35,040
...the first time you came in.
1107
01:15:35,207 --> 01:15:39,670
About progressive lawyering being
the cornerstone of modern activism.
1108
01:15:40,003 --> 01:15:45,342
Particularly given the tunnel
that we're descending into.
1109
01:15:45,926 --> 01:15:48,095
You, the few lawyers like you--
1110
01:15:48,262 --> 01:15:49,930
Thank you.
1111
01:15:50,514 --> 01:15:54,893
You really took up the mantle
of leadership with your own advocacy.
1112
01:15:55,352 --> 01:15:57,187
You're out there...
1113
01:15:57,354 --> 01:15:59,898
...and alone for so many years.
1114
01:16:00,774 --> 01:16:02,609
I feel like--
1115
01:16:03,986 --> 01:16:06,572
I don't know.
I feel like I was meant to meet you.
1116
01:16:16,665 --> 01:16:18,542
-Thank you.
-I've been going through...
1117
01:16:18,709 --> 01:16:20,043
...my own struggles.
1118
01:16:20,752 --> 01:16:24,256
You know, trying to balance what I do...
1119
01:16:25,632 --> 01:16:28,010
...and the sacrifices.
1120
01:16:29,386 --> 01:16:31,722
I've asked myself many times,
"Why do I see things...
1121
01:16:31,889 --> 01:16:34,308
...so differently from other people?"
1122
01:16:35,642 --> 01:16:37,519
You know, why--?
1123
01:16:38,937 --> 01:16:43,025
Why do I care so much that our
humanity is connected to each other?
1124
01:16:45,569 --> 01:16:47,863
I have moments....
1125
01:16:50,991 --> 01:16:54,745
I have extended periods of real doubt.
1126
01:16:56,038 --> 01:16:57,831
I'm just holding on by a thread.
1127
01:17:01,919 --> 01:17:03,587
So...
1128
01:17:03,962 --> 01:17:05,964
...hearing you...
1129
01:17:06,131 --> 01:17:09,510
...and understanding
what you've been through...
1130
01:17:10,969 --> 01:17:13,096
...and-- Thank you.
1131
01:17:15,307 --> 01:17:17,643
Just knowing you.
1132
01:17:18,602 --> 01:17:22,814
I mean, honestly,
Roman, you're inspiring.
1133
01:17:27,528 --> 01:17:28,779
I've never had it before...
1134
01:17:30,030 --> 01:17:33,075
...but I imagined Duck à l'Orange
to be different somehow.
1135
01:17:35,619 --> 01:17:36,995
Jesus, I'm being serious.
1136
01:17:37,162 --> 01:17:41,708
Perhaps you need to look
at things differently. You all right?
1137
01:17:41,875 --> 01:17:44,711
-How?
-Well...
1138
01:17:46,588 --> 01:17:50,092
...the world is for wonderful things,
isn't it?
1139
01:17:51,176 --> 01:17:53,512
Define "wonderful."
1140
01:17:54,304 --> 01:17:56,765
Okay. As an example...
1141
01:17:57,516 --> 01:17:59,351
...who says...
1142
01:17:59,852 --> 01:18:01,770
...you can't steal a car in self-defence?
1143
01:18:01,937 --> 01:18:03,146
In reference to what?
1144
01:18:03,313 --> 01:18:08,068
If one required a means of escape,
so to speak.
1145
01:18:08,235 --> 01:18:09,903
Escape from what?
1146
01:18:10,070 --> 01:18:14,408
Possibility to actuality.
1147
01:18:14,908 --> 01:18:18,954
I mean, it follows. The logic is valid,
thus the premise is true.
1148
01:18:19,121 --> 01:18:23,083
Every weapon is a tool
if you hold it the right way.
1149
01:18:23,250 --> 01:18:24,877
You're saying to justify something?
1150
01:18:25,043 --> 01:18:27,045
I'm saying...
1151
01:18:28,797 --> 01:18:30,674
...purity...
1152
01:18:32,134 --> 01:18:34,553
...can't survive in this world.
1153
01:18:37,764 --> 01:18:40,475
Living conditions have bearing.
1154
01:18:41,727 --> 01:18:44,479
I'm talking about the burden of activism.
1155
01:18:44,646 --> 01:18:45,981
Exactly.
1156
01:18:46,148 --> 01:18:48,275
What are you talking about?
1157
01:18:52,613 --> 01:18:54,698
My ears are ringing.
1158
01:18:55,115 --> 01:18:57,075
It's somebody's phone.
1159
01:18:58,702 --> 01:19:00,454
Roman.
1160
01:19:06,210 --> 01:19:09,004
It's very difficult to be truthful.
1161
01:19:10,339 --> 01:19:12,549
Not just with principles...
1162
01:19:12,716 --> 01:19:13,967
...but with yourself.
1163
01:19:14,134 --> 01:19:17,513
To admit that you want something else
and to try and act on it.
1164
01:19:17,679 --> 01:19:20,307
But I don't want something else.
1165
01:19:20,474 --> 01:19:24,436
I feel blessed to believe in something.
1166
01:19:24,937 --> 01:19:26,813
The way you do.
1167
01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:35,239
Thanks for dinner.
That was very generous.
1168
01:19:35,405 --> 01:19:37,866
The portions were small.
1169
01:19:38,200 --> 01:19:42,996
I'm moving into a new place
in a few days, after 35 years.
1170
01:19:43,163 --> 01:19:47,042
-You're going through a lot of changes.
-Yeah. Yeah.
1171
01:19:47,209 --> 01:19:49,211
Kind of worried
I'm gonna miss my old place.
1172
01:19:49,378 --> 01:19:50,587
Maybe you should wait
until you're sure.
1173
01:19:50,754 --> 01:19:53,465
Nah, signed the contract.
I can't go back.
1174
01:19:53,632 --> 01:19:56,552
-I called a car.
-Already got you one.
1175
01:19:56,718 --> 01:20:00,055
See, I can Uber and text. It's right here.
1176
01:20:02,933 --> 01:20:05,269
-Thanks again.
-You're welcome.
1177
01:20:07,813 --> 01:20:10,941
I just want you to know
how much you've helped me...
1178
01:20:11,108 --> 01:20:13,402
...by meeting you.
1179
01:20:13,569 --> 01:20:15,404
For what you do.
1180
01:20:20,409 --> 01:20:23,203
-Your hair looks great.
-Thank you.
1181
01:20:49,354 --> 01:20:52,566
William lived on grand notions...
1182
01:20:52,733 --> 01:20:56,236
...influenced by impractical ideas...
1183
01:20:56,695 --> 01:21:01,575
...in a house trembling with promise
and shouts of triumphs yet to come.
1184
01:21:02,159 --> 01:21:05,245
Imploring and inspiring.
1185
01:21:06,121 --> 01:21:09,833
A believer that the moral arc
of the universe is long...
1186
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:12,628
...but bends towards justice.
1187
01:21:12,794 --> 01:21:17,299
He ignited a spark
in each and every one of us...
1188
01:21:18,217 --> 01:21:21,637
...and that light can never die.
1189
01:21:24,515 --> 01:21:26,767
We have over 1000 attending
the memorial.
1190
01:21:26,934 --> 01:21:30,646
Yeah, and not one of them returned
his calls when he was alive.
1191
01:21:30,812 --> 01:21:33,315
I think it would be great if you spoke.
1192
01:21:33,482 --> 01:21:34,900
And tell them what?
1193
01:21:35,067 --> 01:21:38,362
-You two talk the same language.
-Yeah, no, thank you.
1194
01:21:38,529 --> 01:21:40,322
-If it's nerves--
-It's not.
1195
01:21:41,490 --> 01:21:44,201
-There's no one more deserving.
-They wouldn't wanna hear it.
1196
01:21:44,368 --> 01:21:45,494
Hear what?
1197
01:21:45,661 --> 01:21:48,956
The real enemies aren't on
the outside. They're within.
1198
01:21:52,376 --> 01:21:54,044
We'll talk soon.
1199
01:21:54,211 --> 01:21:55,546
I'll call you.
1200
01:21:58,632 --> 01:22:00,551
You take care of yourself.
1201
01:22:00,717 --> 01:22:01,885
I am.
1202
01:22:02,761 --> 01:22:04,930
I disbelieve that.
1203
01:22:08,016 --> 01:22:09,476
I'll be in touch.
1204
01:22:10,310 --> 01:22:12,187
Roman, I'll see you at the office.
1205
01:22:13,272 --> 01:22:15,482
I have something for you.
1206
01:22:27,744 --> 01:22:31,373
No, you're right.
That 2500 is higher than average.
1207
01:22:31,540 --> 01:22:34,418
But let me direct you
to our firm's win-loss record...
1208
01:22:34,585 --> 01:22:37,546
...our lower all-in costs,
personalised service.
1209
01:22:37,713 --> 01:22:41,216
-It's all there in the brochure.
-I don't know.
1210
01:22:41,758 --> 01:22:44,136
You're wise to price shop.
Very, very wise.
1211
01:22:44,303 --> 01:22:46,346
When it comes to defending
your loved ones...
1212
01:22:46,513 --> 01:22:50,267
...there's a lot of people in prison
that would attest that that's a bad idea.
1213
01:23:01,069 --> 01:23:02,821
We're going to do it.
1214
01:23:04,615 --> 01:23:06,074
Okay.
1215
01:23:17,419 --> 01:23:20,297
Tickets for this week's game...
1216
01:23:20,464 --> 01:23:23,800
...available now on the main concourse,
right behind Aisle 14.
1217
01:23:23,967 --> 01:23:25,886
Man, you've had
some crash course, huh?
1218
01:23:26,803 --> 01:23:29,806
From William Henry Jackson
to George Pierce?
1219
01:23:30,682 --> 01:23:32,434
What a ride.
1220
01:23:32,851 --> 01:23:34,353
You seem to be settling in okay.
1221
01:23:34,853 --> 01:23:36,146
From all appearances.
1222
01:23:37,481 --> 01:23:38,899
I got a lot of plans, Roman.
1223
01:23:39,066 --> 01:23:42,528
I mean, nothing we have to get
too deep into here, understand...
1224
01:23:42,694 --> 01:23:45,364
...but down the line,
there is a lot I'd like to discuss.
1225
01:23:45,531 --> 01:23:49,076
I'm gonna want your thoughts.
You know, closer community contact...
1226
01:23:49,868 --> 01:23:52,162
...taking on more family
and housing cases...
1227
01:23:52,329 --> 01:23:54,540
...setting up alternative
work arrangements.
1228
01:23:54,706 --> 01:23:57,918
All while actually increasing
productivity and retention...
1229
01:23:58,085 --> 01:24:00,587
...which is not to suggest
it's about drumming up business.
1230
01:24:00,754 --> 01:24:03,799
I mean, something's gotta get you up
in the morning, right?
1231
01:24:05,843 --> 01:24:07,845
And going back to William Henry...
1232
01:24:08,011 --> 01:24:10,180
...I told you I remember quotes
from his class.
1233
01:24:10,347 --> 01:24:14,351
"I believe because of my beliefs."
1234
01:24:15,686 --> 01:24:18,230
Cards-on-the-table time:
I was gonna leave law...
1235
01:24:18,397 --> 01:24:21,942
...before I took his class.
After him, I doubled down.
1236
01:24:22,109 --> 01:24:24,987
You know, all his talk of what could be
and the difference...
1237
01:24:25,153 --> 01:24:26,780
...one man could make.
But then you gotta make a living.
1238
01:24:26,947 --> 01:24:28,949
Four offices, this market?
1239
01:24:29,366 --> 01:24:32,494
It's-- It's no small thing.
1240
01:24:32,661 --> 01:24:35,747
Of course he didn't see it that way.
He told me I was....
1241
01:24:35,914 --> 01:24:38,375
I was drowning in the shallow end.
1242
01:24:40,502 --> 01:24:43,964
Worse was, I knew it.
1243
01:24:44,756 --> 01:24:46,592
And then you come along, you--
1244
01:24:46,758 --> 01:24:48,468
You shake things up a bit,
and here we are sitting...
1245
01:24:48,635 --> 01:24:51,513
...talking new possibilities,
where we can go.
1246
01:24:52,139 --> 01:24:54,266
Hell, I don't have to explain. You get it.
1247
01:24:54,433 --> 01:24:56,810
Christ, you're gonna be
right in the middle of it.
1248
01:25:39,645 --> 01:25:42,147
-Come on, man.
-That's bullshit.
1249
01:25:47,069 --> 01:25:49,571
L.A. traffic, man,
there's no getting around it.
1250
01:25:49,738 --> 01:25:51,448
Glad I caught you before we came in.
We just landed this.
1251
01:25:51,615 --> 01:25:53,575
It's a capital case.
You have experience with those?
1252
01:25:53,742 --> 01:25:55,035
We handled quite a few.
1253
01:25:55,202 --> 01:25:58,038
I'll make the introduction,
then I'll bow out and you'll stay.
1254
01:25:58,205 --> 01:25:59,414
Okay.
1255
01:25:59,581 --> 01:26:02,626
I looked at that prison overcrowding
case you and William worked on.
1256
01:26:02,793 --> 01:26:05,003
-Which one?
-This one was against Men's Central.
1257
01:26:05,170 --> 01:26:07,548
-You prevailed.
-Oh, that was overturned.
1258
01:26:07,714 --> 01:26:09,174
Yeah?
1259
01:26:09,341 --> 01:26:11,969
How's your big plea-reform brief going?
1260
01:26:13,262 --> 01:26:14,346
Put it aside.
1261
01:26:14,513 --> 01:26:16,640
Well, tell me more about it.
I'm interested.
1262
01:26:17,349 --> 01:26:19,977
Carried it as far as I can take it.
1263
01:26:20,143 --> 01:26:23,021
Well, how about some help?
I mean, I've been thinking about it.
1264
01:26:23,188 --> 01:26:24,940
I've become less sceptical
about the possibilities...
1265
01:26:25,107 --> 01:26:27,568
...and scope of what you said.
I could devote office resources...
1266
01:26:27,734 --> 01:26:30,612
...help you complete the brief. We could
file it at the federal court together.
1267
01:26:30,779 --> 01:26:33,907
That's the first step. It'll take years
of commitment to see it through.
1268
01:26:34,074 --> 01:26:36,493
Commitment doesn't seem
to be a problem for you.
1269
01:26:36,660 --> 01:26:38,495
I hear you're moving
to a new apartment.
1270
01:26:38,662 --> 01:26:40,706
-How'd you hear that?
-Payroll cheque comes across my desk.
1271
01:26:40,873 --> 01:26:43,625
-I know that building. It's not cheap.
-I had money saved.
1272
01:26:43,792 --> 01:26:45,711
I mean, it's great. It's a nice building.
1273
01:26:45,878 --> 01:26:48,171
No, I mean,
I had money saved for a long time.
1274
01:26:48,338 --> 01:26:50,340
Well, what else is it good for?
1275
01:26:50,507 --> 01:26:52,217
-You got your ID?
-Yeah, yeah.
1276
01:26:52,718 --> 01:26:56,430
George Pierce and Roman Israel
to see our client, Carter Johnson.
1277
01:26:56,597 --> 01:26:58,473
-Carter Johnson?
-I meant to tell you.
1278
01:26:58,640 --> 01:27:01,018
They picked him up on Friday
from the Ellerbee case.
1279
01:27:01,185 --> 01:27:02,311
We've been retained.
1280
01:27:28,670 --> 01:27:30,464
Hello, Carter.
1281
01:27:30,631 --> 01:27:33,258
I'm George Pierce, and this is
my associate Roman Israel.
1282
01:27:33,425 --> 01:27:35,802
Roman is a devoted advocate
and a fabulous attorney.
1283
01:27:35,969 --> 01:27:38,680
And he's gonna be
the point person on your team.
1284
01:27:39,306 --> 01:27:41,934
-You're good, huh?
-Well, he's better than good.
1285
01:27:42,100 --> 01:27:44,436
Have you had a chance
to review the fee structure?
1286
01:27:44,603 --> 01:27:46,522
-The stuff you sent over? Yeah.
-Yeah.
1287
01:27:46,688 --> 01:27:48,106
You understand this is
a capital murder case?
1288
01:27:48,649 --> 01:27:50,317
-Yeah.
-All right, first off...
1289
01:27:50,484 --> 01:27:52,110
...you wanna be fully up to speed
on your file.
1290
01:27:52,277 --> 01:27:55,155
You will make better decisions
if you're completely informed...
1291
01:27:55,322 --> 01:27:57,574
...about every aspect of your case
and you know all your options.
1292
01:27:57,741 --> 01:27:59,993
I know all my options.
1293
01:28:00,160 --> 01:28:03,622
Well, unfortunately,
we can't change what's been done.
1294
01:28:03,789 --> 01:28:06,124
That means facing this head-on.
1295
01:28:06,291 --> 01:28:09,378
I think you understand the penalties
you're facing are very severe.
1296
01:28:10,170 --> 01:28:12,464
In overview,
we're gonna study the discovery...
1297
01:28:12,631 --> 01:28:14,216
...of the evidence
the prosecution gives us.
1298
01:28:14,383 --> 01:28:16,343
And we're gonna force the prosecution...
1299
01:28:16,510 --> 01:28:17,886
...to give us anything
and everything we want.
1300
01:28:18,053 --> 01:28:20,264
-Roman, you wanna step in?
-Yeah, we're gonna--
1301
01:28:20,430 --> 01:28:24,518
We're gonna perform
a private investigation...
1302
01:28:25,185 --> 01:28:26,603
...and devise a defence.
1303
01:28:27,062 --> 01:28:29,731
That's not all we'll do.
We'll outwork the prosecution.
1304
01:28:29,898 --> 01:28:32,943
All right? We're gonna outwork them,
we're gonna outperform them.
1305
01:28:33,110 --> 01:28:35,779
And we're gonna get you
the best result possible.
1306
01:28:35,946 --> 01:28:39,199
-Life in a cage.
-Well, that's the outcome we're fighting.
1307
01:28:39,783 --> 01:28:42,411
It'll be a long process,
and it's gonna cost quite a bit.
1308
01:28:42,578 --> 01:28:43,912
So with that in mind, I--
1309
01:28:44,079 --> 01:28:46,331
I'd like to suggest there's no need
for two billable attorneys...
1310
01:28:46,498 --> 01:28:49,251
...at this early phase.
If it's okay with you, I'll bow out.
1311
01:28:49,418 --> 01:28:50,544
I'll let Roman continue.
1312
01:28:51,670 --> 01:28:53,338
It's okay with me.
1313
01:28:53,505 --> 01:28:55,257
All right, Carter.
1314
01:28:55,591 --> 01:28:57,551
I'll be in touch.
1315
01:28:57,718 --> 01:29:00,220
-Roman, I'll speak with you later.
-Okay.
1316
01:29:00,387 --> 01:29:01,972
Guard.
1317
01:29:05,225 --> 01:29:06,685
The....
1318
01:29:10,522 --> 01:29:13,734
The prosecutors are gonna favour
a grand jury...
1319
01:29:13,901 --> 01:29:18,363
...over a preliminary hearing,
which will allow them to wait...
1320
01:29:18,530 --> 01:29:21,783
-...and reveal the evidence at the trial.
-You represented Derrell.
1321
01:29:22,868 --> 01:29:24,411
Briefly.
1322
01:29:25,037 --> 01:29:28,165
I asked for you
after talking to his cellie.
1323
01:29:29,958 --> 01:29:32,419
We have a number
of legal manoeuvres we can employ...
1324
01:29:32,920 --> 01:29:34,630
...to try and force a prelim.
1325
01:29:34,796 --> 01:29:37,883
-I don't care about the prelim.
-I'd advise that we pursue it.
1326
01:29:38,383 --> 01:29:40,928
You knew where I was.
1327
01:29:41,094 --> 01:29:42,346
When was that?
1328
01:29:42,513 --> 01:29:43,805
Before they picked me up.
1329
01:29:43,972 --> 01:29:46,558
I'm sure Derrell shared that info
with a number of people.
1330
01:29:47,017 --> 01:29:48,560
No.
1331
01:29:49,019 --> 01:29:50,687
You're the only person he told.
1332
01:29:51,522 --> 01:29:53,899
That's what he told the guy.
1333
01:29:54,066 --> 01:29:57,569
You called it in,
collected the reward money.
1334
01:29:57,986 --> 01:30:01,907
-You fucked me.
-I presented myself...
1335
01:30:02,074 --> 01:30:04,701
...on your request for an attorney.
1336
01:30:04,868 --> 01:30:08,455
You're talking,
but it don't mean nothing.
1337
01:30:09,081 --> 01:30:11,208
I ain't never getting out of here.
1338
01:30:11,375 --> 01:30:13,669
They got me cold.
1339
01:30:14,044 --> 01:30:16,255
But I'll tell you this.
1340
01:30:17,256 --> 01:30:19,216
I got you.
1341
01:30:19,633 --> 01:30:20,926
Anytime I want.
1342
01:30:21,093 --> 01:30:22,553
-Guard-- Guard.
-Any place.
1343
01:30:22,719 --> 01:30:24,596
-Guard!
-Could've already done it.
1344
01:30:24,763 --> 01:30:26,723
-Guard.
-But I want you to be where I am.
1345
01:30:26,890 --> 01:30:28,600
-Guard!
-Thinking about it.
1346
01:30:28,767 --> 01:30:31,353
-Guard.
-Go on and tell somebody what you did.
1347
01:30:31,520 --> 01:30:33,355
-I want out.
-Broke your own law.
1348
01:30:33,522 --> 01:30:35,148
-Privileged information.
-Guard!
1349
01:30:35,315 --> 01:30:39,111
Tell them about the law you broke.
They'll throw you in here with me.
1350
01:30:40,028 --> 01:30:42,906
What, you gonna run? Try it.
1351
01:31:37,211 --> 01:31:38,712
Hello?
1352
01:31:41,173 --> 01:31:42,633
Hello?
1353
01:31:48,972 --> 01:31:52,643
-Front desk.
-Yes, I just received a call.
1354
01:31:52,809 --> 01:31:55,854
-There was no one there.
-Well, they asked for you, Mr Israel.
1355
01:31:56,021 --> 01:31:57,523
Did they give a name?
1356
01:31:57,689 --> 01:32:00,025
I'm sorry. No, they didn't.
1357
01:32:44,862 --> 01:32:46,613
Hello?
1358
01:37:26,602 --> 01:37:28,061
Hey!
1359
01:37:30,689 --> 01:37:31,690
Hey, you okay?
1360
01:37:34,610 --> 01:37:35,777
You all right, mister?
1361
01:37:40,449 --> 01:37:42,409
I was running.
1362
01:37:42,910 --> 01:37:44,953
You need any help?
1363
01:37:45,495 --> 01:37:46,955
It was a bad decision.
1364
01:37:48,165 --> 01:37:50,626
-It wasn't my first.
-Dude's crazy.
1365
01:37:53,503 --> 01:37:54,546
Come on.
1366
01:38:20,197 --> 01:38:22,950
-Hello?
-Hey. It's Maya.
1367
01:38:23,116 --> 01:38:26,036
-Hi, Maya.
-What are you doing?
1368
01:38:27,788 --> 01:38:30,999
-Nothing much.
-You'd tell me if I was bugging you.
1369
01:38:31,166 --> 01:38:32,668
No.
1370
01:38:33,252 --> 01:38:34,545
Well, that's honest.
1371
01:38:34,711 --> 01:38:39,007
You know I only call you
when I'm down. That's horrible, right?
1372
01:38:39,174 --> 01:38:41,051
One of my friends....
1373
01:38:41,218 --> 01:38:43,595
One of my best staffers quit on me
yesterday.
1374
01:38:43,762 --> 01:38:46,849
Told me that working here
was just for his résumé.
1375
01:38:47,432 --> 01:38:49,184
The ability to have...
1376
01:38:49,351 --> 01:38:52,896
...conflicting ideas
in one's head takes effort.
1377
01:38:53,063 --> 01:38:54,439
I like that.
1378
01:38:54,606 --> 01:38:56,275
How's your day going?
1379
01:38:56,441 --> 01:38:57,943
You know...
1380
01:38:58,110 --> 01:39:00,779
...life smiles, I smile back.
1381
01:39:00,946 --> 01:39:04,324
-You don't sound like you're smiling.
-I'm a little....
1382
01:39:04,491 --> 01:39:07,494
-Kind of anxious, actually.
-Well, just tell yourself...
1383
01:39:07,661 --> 01:39:10,956
...that most of the things you
worry about will never, ever happen.
1384
01:39:11,123 --> 01:39:14,918
-I'll try that.
-Alcohol works even better.
1385
01:39:15,377 --> 01:39:16,670
-Roman?
-Yeah.
1386
01:39:16,837 --> 01:39:19,256
It's a really bad connection.
Where are you?
1387
01:39:19,423 --> 01:39:21,341
In a desert.
1388
01:39:21,508 --> 01:39:24,386
Yeah, it feels like that sometimes.
1389
01:39:24,761 --> 01:39:26,388
Just gotta keep moving.
1390
01:39:26,555 --> 01:39:28,223
Well, which way?
1391
01:39:28,390 --> 01:39:32,144
Head on. Just straight through.
1392
01:39:32,561 --> 01:39:34,771
-Hello?
-Roman?
1393
01:39:35,105 --> 01:39:37,524
-Hey, can you hear--?
-Hello?
1394
01:39:37,691 --> 01:39:39,276
Maya?
1395
01:40:32,996 --> 01:40:35,123
As social action
affects the course of law...
1396
01:40:35,290 --> 01:40:37,000
...let's call to account
the original complaint.
1397
01:40:37,167 --> 01:40:39,836
The agents have changed,
united by virtue.
1398
01:40:40,003 --> 01:40:43,549
Wrongs will be righted. A loophole
of ambiguity in the system....
1399
01:40:43,715 --> 01:40:45,384
Legal challenge
based on improvement....
1400
01:40:46,760 --> 01:40:48,387
Revised draft of a new community
unevenly applied....
1401
01:40:48,554 --> 01:40:51,348
For a verdict of history,
formally empowered with authority.
1402
01:40:51,515 --> 01:40:54,434
Levels of the law. There needs
to be a bottom-up legal change.
1403
01:40:54,601 --> 01:40:57,312
Who'll see us?
What the world could be, not what it is.
1404
01:40:57,479 --> 01:40:59,565
Society is something to be invented,
not endured.
1405
01:40:59,731 --> 01:41:03,068
Must stand, or go down together.
1406
01:41:03,861 --> 01:41:05,445
Hey, Roman.
1407
01:41:06,071 --> 01:41:07,531
What are you doing?
1408
01:41:41,190 --> 01:41:44,610
Case 00-001.
1409
01:41:44,776 --> 01:41:48,155
Supreme Court
of Absolute Universal Law.
1410
01:41:48,697 --> 01:41:50,365
Los Angeles division.
1411
01:41:50,908 --> 01:41:53,660
Roman J. Israel, Esquire, petitioner...
1412
01:41:53,827 --> 01:41:56,371
...versus himself, defendant.
1413
01:41:56,538 --> 01:41:57,706
Notice.
1414
01:41:57,873 --> 01:42:01,293
To permanently disbar
Roman J. Israel, Esquire...
1415
01:42:01,460 --> 01:42:04,671
...from the California Bar
and human race...
1416
01:42:04,838 --> 01:42:06,131
...for being a hypocrite...
1417
01:42:06,298 --> 01:42:10,802
...and turning his back on everything
he ever claimed to actually stand for.
1418
01:42:13,514 --> 01:42:14,890
Hey.
1419
01:42:15,057 --> 01:42:18,644
I just heard something disturbing
about you from a solid source.
1420
01:42:18,810 --> 01:42:21,730
About the Ellerbee case.
Carter Johnson?
1421
01:42:21,897 --> 01:42:24,399
You collected the reward?
1422
01:42:25,234 --> 01:42:27,653
-Is that true?
-...in the city of Los Angeles.
1423
01:42:27,819 --> 01:42:30,531
-During that time....
-Roman.
1424
01:42:36,870 --> 01:42:42,751
...for the above-mentioned request
for immediate and summary judgement.
1425
01:42:48,215 --> 01:42:50,384
I thought we were working tonight.
1426
01:42:51,093 --> 01:42:53,303
-I plan to leave.
-Monday, then? Tomorrow?
1427
01:42:53,470 --> 01:42:56,849
I believe I'll be unavailable
for the foreseeable future.
1428
01:42:57,015 --> 01:42:58,684
You know the facts.
1429
01:42:58,851 --> 01:43:00,602
-Just jump in.
-You mean, on my own?
1430
01:43:00,769 --> 01:43:01,895
You got it.
1431
01:43:15,409 --> 01:43:18,203
-Did you check his office?
-That's what I'm saying, he left already.
1432
01:43:18,370 --> 01:43:20,247
-When?
-A few minutes ago.
1433
01:43:20,414 --> 01:43:21,707
Goddamn it,
he's not answering his cell.
1434
01:43:21,874 --> 01:43:25,377
Just keep trying him
and let me know, all right?
1435
01:43:31,091 --> 01:43:33,343
Roman. Roman!
1436
01:44:02,789 --> 01:44:05,792
-Okay.
-Yeah, I'm back.
1437
01:44:07,294 --> 01:44:11,215
-What is that?
-That's for you.
1438
01:44:11,381 --> 01:44:13,425
-It's a bulldog.
-Amongst other things.
1439
01:44:13,592 --> 01:44:16,720
-It's so real.
-It actually is alive.
1440
01:44:17,513 --> 01:44:18,972
Why are you giving it to me?
1441
01:44:19,806 --> 01:44:21,767
To take care of.
1442
01:44:23,644 --> 01:44:25,979
-You're a trip.
-Well...
1443
01:44:26,146 --> 01:44:28,190
...you're worth having in this thing.
1444
01:44:28,357 --> 01:44:31,443
Here. Put it up here.
1445
01:44:31,610 --> 01:44:33,278
-Is it yours?
-For a while.
1446
01:44:33,445 --> 01:44:36,740
-Well, then you should keep it, Roman.
-Well, I don't have room.
1447
01:44:36,907 --> 01:44:38,784
-In your apartment.
-I gave it up.
1448
01:44:38,951 --> 01:44:40,160
Why?
1449
01:44:40,327 --> 01:44:42,829
-I'm going away.
-Where?
1450
01:44:43,247 --> 01:44:47,000
Wherever they send me. See,
something has occurred. Something....
1451
01:44:47,751 --> 01:44:50,420
I've just taken a career
which was certainly sincere and--
1452
01:44:50,587 --> 01:44:52,381
And well-intentioned
and launched it right into...
1453
01:44:52,548 --> 01:44:54,883
...the realm
of the truly transformational.
1454
01:44:55,050 --> 01:44:57,678
I promise you that the attorney
that triumphs in this instance...
1455
01:44:57,845 --> 01:45:01,014
...won't be the one with the most
formal education or legal skill.
1456
01:45:01,181 --> 01:45:03,016
Roman, what are you talking about?
1457
01:45:03,183 --> 01:45:05,519
Well, it's quite interesting, actually.
1458
01:45:05,686 --> 01:45:07,271
-There you are.
-Hey, George.
1459
01:45:07,437 --> 01:45:09,940
-This is Maya. Maya, this is George.
-Hey.
1460
01:45:10,107 --> 01:45:12,025
-Hello.
-Maya...
1461
01:45:12,192 --> 01:45:13,694
...doesn't...
1462
01:45:13,861 --> 01:45:17,656
...overlook the vital things...
1463
01:45:17,823 --> 01:45:19,491
...like other people.
1464
01:45:20,909 --> 01:45:23,078
And speaking for myself,
I'm thankful for that.
1465
01:45:23,829 --> 01:45:26,874
Roman tells me
that he really enjoys working for you.
1466
01:45:27,291 --> 01:45:29,918
Yeah. George is a protector of rights.
That's truth...
1467
01:45:30,085 --> 01:45:32,212
-...in advertising.
-I--
1468
01:45:32,379 --> 01:45:35,257
I need to-- I need to have a word
with you. Can we--?
1469
01:45:35,424 --> 01:45:37,676
-I was leaving anyway.
-You just got here.
1470
01:45:37,843 --> 01:45:39,261
Sorry, Maya, it's--
1471
01:45:40,137 --> 01:45:41,597
It's important.
1472
01:45:41,763 --> 01:45:43,932
This is funny. Just to think....
1473
01:45:45,434 --> 01:45:48,103
Three Mondays ago,
I didn't know either one of you.
1474
01:45:48,270 --> 01:45:50,522
-Roman, I'm concerned about you.
-It's okay.
1475
01:45:50,689 --> 01:45:52,399
George and I just need to...
1476
01:45:52,566 --> 01:45:56,195
-...talk business matters.
-Yeah.
1477
01:45:57,988 --> 01:45:59,990
I believe...
1478
01:46:00,449 --> 01:46:02,784
...the two of you are gonna...
1479
01:46:03,452 --> 01:46:05,662
...get along very well.
1480
01:46:07,873 --> 01:46:09,583
Roman....
1481
01:46:15,756 --> 01:46:17,090
Roman.
1482
01:46:17,674 --> 01:46:19,635
Roman, wait.
1483
01:46:28,644 --> 01:46:30,312
Roman...
1484
01:46:30,479 --> 01:46:32,439
...what the hell is going on?
1485
01:46:32,981 --> 01:46:34,399
From my point of view?
1486
01:46:34,566 --> 01:46:36,401
I get a call from Fritz.
1487
01:46:36,568 --> 01:46:38,820
Says he has reliable information
that you turned in Carter Johnson...
1488
01:46:38,987 --> 01:46:41,740
-...and collected the reward.
-Here's what the prosecutor won't tell.
1489
01:46:41,907 --> 01:46:44,618
-Jesus Christ, it's true.
-I've been given a gift, George.
1490
01:46:44,785 --> 01:46:47,704
No, you acted utterly improperly.
I mean, you broke the law.
1491
01:46:47,871 --> 01:46:50,207
-It so wasn't a gift, Roman.
-I'm not talking about the money.
1492
01:46:50,374 --> 01:46:53,001
I don't care about the money,
fruit of the poisonous tree.
1493
01:46:53,168 --> 01:46:54,795
If you wanna understand
what's happening...
1494
01:46:54,962 --> 01:46:58,298
...you're gonna have get past
all the smoke of legal disputation.
1495
01:46:58,465 --> 01:47:01,301
Legal disputation?
Roman, these are dangerous people.
1496
01:47:01,468 --> 01:47:05,389
-You don't just walk away from this.
-Not walking away.
1497
01:47:05,556 --> 01:47:08,517
I'm turning myself in.
The station's on Sixth.
1498
01:47:13,105 --> 01:47:14,606
Roman.
1499
01:47:18,694 --> 01:47:20,946
I'll-- I'll walk with you.
1500
01:47:25,576 --> 01:47:28,495
You know,
all those years of practising...
1501
01:47:28,662 --> 01:47:31,415
...scouring law books...
1502
01:47:31,582 --> 01:47:35,836
...achieving technical triumphs
through loopholes and ambiguities...
1503
01:47:36,003 --> 01:47:38,005
...none of which were adequate
to save me...
1504
01:47:38,171 --> 01:47:40,048
...from the reality
of my present situation.
1505
01:47:40,215 --> 01:47:41,884
Then today, in the middle of nowhere...
1506
01:47:42,050 --> 01:47:45,053
...lost, had a revelation.
1507
01:47:45,220 --> 01:47:49,224
An insight so sweeping, so clear.
1508
01:47:49,683 --> 01:47:51,435
It's me, George.
1509
01:47:51,602 --> 01:47:55,189
See, I didn't see it before because I
never experienced the other side.
1510
01:47:55,355 --> 01:47:56,982
I'm the defendant...
1511
01:47:57,149 --> 01:48:00,027
...and the plaintiff simultaneously.
I file against myself...
1512
01:48:00,194 --> 01:48:03,906
...I represent myself, I convict myself,
hereby expanding...
1513
01:48:04,072 --> 01:48:06,909
...the full scope of the legal desert
because the judgement's built in.
1514
01:48:07,075 --> 01:48:11,413
The only thing left is forgiveness,
and I grant that to myself.
1515
01:48:12,164 --> 01:48:16,835
An act doesn't make the person guilty
unless the mind is guilty as well.
1516
01:48:19,087 --> 01:48:22,090
Of course-- Of course I expect
there'll be challenges...
1517
01:48:22,257 --> 01:48:24,551
...as there's no precedent...
1518
01:48:24,718 --> 01:48:27,471
...or derivative interpretations...
1519
01:48:27,638 --> 01:48:30,682
...but the argument is sound.
1520
01:48:32,226 --> 01:48:35,938
The premise true. I have no doubt it'll
be upheld by any and all courts of law.
1521
01:48:36,104 --> 01:48:37,856
You're insane.
1522
01:48:38,774 --> 01:48:41,276
-Never been more clear.
-That's what we'll argue.
1523
01:48:41,443 --> 01:48:42,569
Now, watch what you say.
1524
01:48:42,736 --> 01:48:45,906
You don't represent me, so the rules
of confidentiality don't apply.
1525
01:48:46,365 --> 01:48:51,036
My entire defence will be based on
the unequivocal recitation of the truth.
1526
01:48:55,415 --> 01:48:57,834
I know you get it, George.
1527
01:49:00,170 --> 01:49:03,215
You have such a tremendous future.
It's so bright, I--
1528
01:49:03,382 --> 01:49:05,384
I swear, it's....
1529
01:49:06,468 --> 01:49:08,387
It's blinding.
1530
01:49:11,473 --> 01:49:13,517
Jesus.
1531
01:50:40,395 --> 01:50:41,897
Hello?
1532
01:50:48,570 --> 01:50:52,074
Of course I remember you,
that's why I gave you my card.
1533
01:51:58,974 --> 01:52:01,476
I-- I like the idea
of starting the conversation...
1534
01:52:01,643 --> 01:52:05,272
...with how protest
is still relevant or not...
1535
01:52:05,439 --> 01:52:11,653
...because, you know, we approach
these things with a certain tradition...
1536
01:52:11,820 --> 01:52:16,033
...a certain, you know,
repetition of behaviour...
1537
01:52:16,200 --> 01:52:20,287
...and sometimes thinking through it,
we have to find new approaches.
1538
01:52:30,631 --> 01:52:32,341
To whom it may concern...
1539
01:52:32,925 --> 01:52:35,260
...I'm returning the reward money.
1540
01:52:35,427 --> 01:52:39,640
Taking it was wrong, and I'm compelled
to remedy my mistake.
1541
01:52:39,806 --> 01:52:45,938
I did spend $5,547.27,
which I will repay.
1542
01:52:46,104 --> 01:52:49,691
I bought three suits, size 50 regular.
1543
01:52:49,858 --> 01:52:53,153
And I did buy two pairs
of Italian loafers, size 11.
1544
01:52:53,320 --> 01:52:56,490
One black, one brown.
1545
01:52:58,242 --> 01:53:00,619
We were all formed of frailty...
1546
01:53:00,786 --> 01:53:02,371
...and error.
1547
01:53:02,538 --> 01:53:05,332
Let us pardon, reciprocally...
1548
01:53:05,499 --> 01:53:07,292
...each other's folly.
1549
01:53:08,043 --> 01:53:10,504
That is the first law...
1550
01:53:10,671 --> 01:53:12,422
...of nature.
1551
01:53:59,386 --> 01:54:02,097
I'm filing a federal brief in District Nine.