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Synopsis: In California, Cate McCall is an alcoholic lawyer who was on probation and rehab. She had an argument with a judge who made her take a breathalyzer test and put her on probation in a small office. Cate is also fighting to recover custody of her daughter who lives with her father, who is moving to Seattle. Cate is assigned to defend Lacey Stubbs, who has appealing against her wrongful conviction of murdering another woman on the basis of a since there was a trial error. Further, Lacey also tells that she was raped by a guard in the prison. Cate, who has never lost a case, investigates the case with her friend Bridges and they find evidence that might prove that Lacey is innocent and that her case had been fabricated. But is she really innocent?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Karen Moncrieff
Production: Vertical Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.3
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
89 min
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Who? Ennis?

I read his testimony, that's

not what he said in court.

I know, but that's what

he told my lawyer.

So there's no way she

could say anything.

Dr. Ennis?

Yes?

Do you do consulting

work on trials?

Yes, yes that's right. Excuse me.

So, I could hire you

to give testimony.

Well...

We work primarily

with Law Enforcement,

Police, DA's office mainly.

And they keep you busy enough?

Oh yeah, they keep us really busy.

I'd say 99,9% of our work...

Comes from Law Enforcement.

So, you wouldn't just change

your opinion because...

Somebody called you and ask you to.

Like, say one of the DAs who

gives you all that business.

No, of course not.

Because 5 years ago, you told

Lacey Stubbs' lawyer that...

Jennifer Cole couldn't have spoken.

And then in court you changed

your mind and said...

She could've spoken in somewhat

slurred less intelligible manner.

Sounds like a pretty big

change, don't you think?

Says the DA admitted to

calling you and then...

When the judge asked if you felt

threatened or intimidated, you said no.

Right.

Even though 99.9% of your

business was at stake?

You should leave now.

So they tampered with him?

Sure as hell looks like it.

This isn't a simple appeal, I

need to reinvestigate the case.

I don't have a big money

firm backing me here.

No in-house PI, no

team of paralegals.

I don't even have an office.

There he is.

Doesn't that just scream serenity?

Criminal defense is your world.

You're not gonna answer me?

Was there a question

back there somewhere?

I need to find out what rock

Rusty Berkhart crawled under...

After he served his

whopping 3 months.

3 months for accessory to murder?

Hindering apprehension, DA

cut him a sweetheart deal...

In exchange for

testifying against Lacey.

And I need to talk to Dorrie Booth.

Are you asking me for help?

Like you're so busy.

What do I get?

My undying love and

continue to steam.

Oh...

Fine, I'll blow you.

Now we're talking.

So you know, I supported Josh for years

while he was trying to get this...

Video game launched, and

that project belt...

Hold on.

Who is it?

Where were you?

Sorry. So yeah...

So, I support him and

I'm the dead beat?

It's wrong, and I guess I was hoping that

you guys can talk some sense into him.

I don't want to...

Missed you tonight.

I don't want to...

Talk for hours and

hours on your machine.

But I love you both.

And hope we can talk soon.

Josh's parents won't

even pick up the phone.

I'm ranting on their voicemail.

A meeting is like a raffle,

you must be present to win.

Are you trying to make me

jump out of the window?

Did you eat?

I had a yogurt, made me

feel so much better.

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Karen Moncrieff

Karen Moncrieff (born December 20, 1963 in Sacramento, California), is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was Blue Car.Her directing credits are in both television and features and she acted in the soap operas Passions, Days of Our Lives and Santa Barbara. In 1985, she was crowned Miss Illinois and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant. Karen graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1982, the same high school Madonna attended. more…

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