Jagged Edge Page #5

Synopsis: San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.
Director(s): Richard Marquand
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
1985
108 min
707 Views


See you tomorrow.

- Andrew?

- Be back in a moment.

- What do you think?

- What the f*** do I know?

Did your mother ever wash

your mouth out with soap?

Yeah. But it didn't do any f***ing good.

What if he passes the polygraph?

How will you know if he's lying?

I'll know.

Teddy, a guy like him, you never know.

I'm representing Jack Forrester.

Is he finally going to cop a plea?

Go ahead, I'm a reasonable man. I'll listen.

I don't want any problems with discovery.

I don't know what you're talking about.

If you hold anything back on me

I'm going to bust your ass wide open.

You talk to corporate clients this way?

I mean it, Tom.

"It's unprofessional conduct

for a prosecutor to fail to disclose...

- "...to the defence at the -- "

- I know the words.

I'm not going to let it happen again.

You prosecuted the Styles case with me,

and you did a good job.

The jury found him guilty.

He had a rap sheet as long as my dick.

I'm going to nail you to the wall.

I'll see you in court, Counsellor.

Consuela's door was open.

What did you see?

Blood.

I ran to our room.

Was the door closed?

No.

Open it.

- I can't --

- What did you see?

That word on the wall...

...and the rope.

Her hands and her feet were tied.

There was blood all around her breasts

and all over the bed.

She didn't have any clothes on.

All between her legs, the blood! Oh, God!

How did you meet her?

We met at Stanford.

We met at this party.

I didn't even know her name.

I'm glad I didn't. I never would've

had the nerve to talk to her.

A couple of years later,

we ran into each other at the country club.

I wasn't a member, but I used to...

...go in and use their pool

every once in a while.

Then we got married.

I started working for the paper.

I used to...

...bring coffee around to everybody.

I hated that sh*t.

I worked in Advertising Circulation.

Got to know everything

about the company.

Her father liked me.

Why didn't you ever have any children?

That was the biggest mistake

we ever made.

Were you faithful to her?

You know how many times

Krasny asked me that?

Yes, I was faithful to her.

Except for a short period a long time ago.

It wasn't even an affair.

It was like a series of one-night stands.

The girl went back to France.

It didn't even last a month.

You'll have to tell me all about her.

I'll send you all the details,

times, dates, restaurants.

Do you want the motel room numbers?

I may have forgotten those.

You're divorced, aren't you?

Yeah.

Were you faithful to him?

Really?

Really.

- Was she faithful to you?

- Yeah, as far as I know.

What does that mean?

It means, as far as I know.

I didn't kill her.

I know you didn't.

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Joe Eszterhas

József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (; Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He wrote the screenplays for the films Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody and Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith. more…

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