:25:02
Well, I'm in one now.
:25:05
What do you say?
:25:09
What can you tell us, sheriff?
:25:11
Comment?
:25:12
Are you with the police?
:25:14
I'm a lawyer.
:25:15
Are you Hailey's attorney?
:25:18
Are you Mr. Hailey's attorney?
:25:21
Yes, I am.
:25:22
Your name?
:25:23
Brigance. Jake Brigance.
That's with one 'G.'
:25:34
Hailey's hired an attorney.
:25:36
Jake Brigance.
:25:40
And today ain't even my birthday.
:25:43
Brigance couldn't tie his
own tie without Wilbanks.
:25:46
He's never lost a murder case.
:25:49
Well, he's never tried one against me.
What time's the preliminary?
:25:52
Tomorrow at 3. Judge
Omar Noose presiding.
:25:56
I was wrong. It is my birthday.
:25:59
All right.
:26:00
First, Brigance will file
for a change of venue.
:26:03
He'd be a fool not to.
:26:04
Why's that?
:26:06
Why?
:26:07
Should we tell our young,
uninformed law clerk...
:26:10
...the reality of jurisprudence?
:26:12
Evelyn, get me the state
file on race statistics!
:26:16
See, it's quite simple.
:26:18
This county's 26-30/
black, give or take.
:26:21
Almost every other county is
40-45, in some cases 70/ black.
:26:26
Blacks are more sympathetic to blacks.
:26:28
If he gets it moved, he has a greater
chance of color in the jury box.
:26:33
But if the trial stays here,
it's an all white jury for sure.
:26:36
This is for you...
:26:38
...to integrate your brain
with before tomorrow.
:26:42
He means without blacks on the jury,
Hailey hasn't got a chance.
:26:45
Noose is up for re-elect?
:26:47
Yeah, November.
:26:49
Reach out to our legislature friends.
:26:51
Have them call Noose. We'll help
him decide to keep the trial here.
:26:55
Also, send a case of whatever
he drinks to Lucien Wilbanks.
:26:59
Dewars.