Reversal of Fortune Page #5

Look, you're my student.

You have a choice.

You don't have to do anything

you don't want to. That is your choice.

The reason I take cases - and here

I'm unlike most other lawyers,

who are not professors

and have to make a living -

I take cases cos I get pissed off.

And I am pissed off here.

The family hired a private prosecutor.

Unacceptable!

They conducted a private search!

Now, we let 'em get away with that, rich

people won't go to the cops any more.

You know what they'll do? Get

their own lawyers to collect evidence.

And then they are going

to choose which evidence

they feel like passing on to the DA.

And the next victim isn't

gonna be rich like von Bulow,

but is gonna be some poor schnook who

can't afford or can't find a decent lawyer.

I think it's a little more complicated

than your simple moral superiority.

No?

I agree von Bulow is guilty, but that's

the fun. I mean, that's the challenge.

See? Now, there is a lawyer.

- What?

- I have Mr. von Bulow for you.

OK, put him on.

Alan, a rather unsavory character

called David Marriott contacted me,

claiming to have information about

a drug delivery at Clarendon Court.

- OK. Where does he live?

- Somewhere in Wakefield.

OK, we'll get on it.

Tom, I want you to get

a private investigator

to dig into a David Marriott,

lives in Wakefield.

- OK. How are we gonna win this case?

- The judge made lots of mistakes.

Judges always make mistakes.

How will we win?

One issue leaps up.

This lawyer, Brillhoffer,

interviewed Alex, Maria, everybody.

He was the first to hear their stories.

He took notes and used them at trial

against a defense witness.

But the defense never saw the notes.

The judge wouldn't let us have them.

It's perfect Brady.

OK, why don't you draft a letter,

writing to Brillhoffer,

asking him very nicely

to send us his notes?

- Yeah, right. He'll fax them right over.

- Yeah, right.

We could win on this issue alone.

You know it, I know it.

Just make sure he knows it.

- Now, Nancy and Dobbs.

- Yes?

They're going to attack

the medical testimony.

Our Rhode Island counsel,

Peter Macintosh,

he will analyze the state supreme court.

The rest of us should begin dissecting

the transcript. Errors, inconsistencies.

OK, great. Now remember, most cases

are won in the field, not in court.

Minnie?

You wanna work with Sarah on this?

- You may learn something.

- Come on, Minnie.

Minnie!

- Please?

- Come on.

I don't trust Marriott. I don't know him.

But if he knew Alex von Auersberg...

You're crazy. I don't know who

you think you are. Perry Mason?

Let our private investigator interview him.

It's stupid and unprofessional.

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