The Rainmaker Page #4

- That was blatant ambulance chasing.

- Who cares?

There's a lot of competition. What they

don't teach in school can get you hurt.

How do you know when a lawyer

is lying? His lips are moving.

What's the difference

between a hooker and a lawyer?

A hooker will stop screwing you

after you're dead.

Lawyers love lawyer jokes.

They're even sort of proud of them.

Why do you suppose that is?

What the hell are you doing?

I'm studying.

- You study on your own time.

- I know...

But the bar exam is next week.

I'm scared.

You want to study? Run over

to the hospital and study with Deck.

- I'm not gonna study with Deck.

- I got a police report here.

- Do we represent her? Is she here?

- Not yet.

Go to the hospital and check it out.

Maybe you can sign her up.

Here you go.

Now, where did this all come from?

You have to tell me where it came from.

I know what's going on the second

I lay eyes on them. Like I'm ten.

My father crying in the bedroom, my

mother with blood all over her face, -

- telling me Dad's sorry,

he won't do it again.

Just tell me yes!

Why are you doing this to me?

It's always the same with you.

You make me so crazy.

Kelly Riker was admitted

three days ago, -

- at midnight, I might add,

with assorted injuries.

The cops found her on the sofa, beat

to hell, wrapped in a blanket, naked.

Cliff Riker, her spouse,

was intoxicated and highly agitated.

He wanted to dish out to the cops

what he was giving his wife, -

- which was, by the way,

a severe beating with a baseball bat.

Evidently his weapon of choice.

- Let's talk about Ms Birdie's millions.

- No, I want to talk about Cliff.

- What happened to Cliff?

- His family bailed him out.

He's due in court in a week.

Nothing will happen.

Colleen Janice Birdsong's late second

husband left her a couple million.

But lawyers,

bad trust department investments -

- and the IRS devoured the estate,

except for $40,000, -

- which Ms Birdie

probably tucked in her mattress.

Sorry.

- Good morning. Isn't it a lovely day?

- Yeah, it's beautiful.

Oh, here's my mulch!

That's right, there.

Stop it! Put it right there.

My yard boy will get it.

Right down there.

Isn't that a fine bunch of mulch?

Excuse me.

I'm not one to meddle, but...

Are you all right?

Are you in pain?

No, but thanks.

I'm up here studying for the bar exam,

so if you need anything, holler.

Anything, all right?

I'll get it for you.

- My name is Rudy Baylor.

- Kelly Riker. Nice to meet you.

Why don't you sit down?

Go ahead, take a seat.

What school do you go to?

I went to Austin Peay,

then to law school at Memphis State.

I always wanted to go to college, -

but it didn't work out.

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