Could This Be Love (2014) - full transcript

It's a wonderful day, my love.

Don't you say?

Absolutely wonderful.

Delightful.

Sir, would you

tell me that story,

the one that I love so much.

That would be delightful.

The one about...

the wonderful girl?

The sweet girl.

Well, she was pretty.

No, she was absolutely

beautiful.

I sure wish you would

get yourself together.

All rise.

Mr. Foreman, do you

have a verdict?

Yes, your honor, we do.

What say you?

In case number 9ZR3,

the state of Louisiana

versus Angelo Weathers

for the charge of murder

in the first degree,

we find

our defendant not guilty.

Whoa!

Yes!

Order in the court!

Good job, kid.

No problem.

Thank you.

I knew you could get me off.

They don't say

you're the best for nothing.

Just doing my job.

It's okay, he's gonna get it.

Sorry for your loss.

You're no better of a

man than he is.

You liar.

Carlie.

I know this isn't right.

But it feels like it.

That was good... You all right?

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm all right.

I'm all right,

youngster, I got you.

This is beautiful, isn't it?

You know what, I've...

I've been meaning to tell

you something, you...

You tried a

wonderful case, I mean,

the prosecution didn't stand

a chance with you, brother.

Thank you.

Listen, you exposed the whole

weakness of the indictment,

just did... you

did your thing, man.

Oh, you know, I do

what I do, man.

Yeah, you do, you do.

Straight up.

Well, I'll tell

you what I'm gonna do.

In about four or five months,

we're about to add a

new partner to the firm.

Really?

We ain't got to guess who

that might be, now, do we?

Well, whoever he is, I'm pretty

sure he's a handsome guy.

Yeah, a'ight... Yeah, a'ight.

But I'll tell you what, now.

I-I-I bet you 20 bucks

he ain't gonna get

a date with that new

secretary before I do.

Oh, now wait a minute,

you playing yourself.

Now you might as

well pay $20 now...

You old, dog, you old.

Hey...

What's wrong?

There's nothing wrong, um...

I just wanted to ask

you, do you always feel...

Do you always feel good

when you win?

Sometimes do you stop and think?

You know what?

It's not our job to think.

It's our job to win.

All right, see

you at work Monday!

Hmm.

I told you that man was no good.

Mom, please don't stick your

nose in my marriage, okay.

You already ruined yours.

So please, give mine a chance.

Baby... chance?

That marriage

didn't stand a chance

from the minute you put that

ring on your finger.

Ooh.

Mom, if you were being

a mother to me right now,

you would be... I don't know,

giving me advice,

supporting me instead

of trying to tear me down.

I failed as a parent.

You did fail as a parent.

You failed as my mother.

You failed as a wife.

'Cause what you did to

Daddy was not right, Theresa.

I am your mother and

you will respect me.

And you will

respect my marriage.

What are you beating

on my door for?

Your son needs some money.

Money? Yeah.

What did I tell you

about bringing these

random dudes around my house.

Oh, no, see what

you're not gonna do

is tell me how to

raise my child.

Your child. Yeah.

Our child? No-no, you forfeited

those rights when you left.

And another thing?

Baby, that is no random dude.

He plays for

the Pelicans, point guard.

I don't care if he

owns the whole team.

Don't have him around my son,

period, point blank.

Get my son out of the car.

All right.

Come here, baby.

Hey, man, hey, boy.

Come on, man, I miss you, man.

I'll be inside

in a minute, okay?

Just make sure my child's

teeth are brushed

when I come back to get him.

And he uses those clean drawers

I put in his bag.

Great. Yeah.

You finished? Do you

wanna talk some more?

No. Yeah, all right,

yeah, okay, bye.

All right, everybody, so...

So those of you who have not met

my new secretary,

Miss Doreen, say hello.

Hi.

Anything you wanna

say before we move on?

No, thank you. Are you sure?

Say hi to the people.

Well, thank you for

inviting me to your firm.

All right. You're welcome.

I know she welcome.

All right, last but not least,

I would like for you all

to acknowledge our

newest hot shot of the group.

We all know who he is.

Last two trials

ended in acquittals.

He has doubled his revenue

in the last quarter.

Ladies and gentlemen,

put your hands together

for our wonder boy, Terrance.

Come on, give it up.

Thank you.

Yeah, that's good

for this week, all right?

See you all on Monday.

Have a great weekend.

All right?

Thank you Miss Doreen,

see you a little later.

You're welcome.

I would like my 20 bucks, dog.

Ah, there you go.

So you good?

I'm okay.

All right.

You know, I wanna, um...

I wanna share something

with you.

You remind me a lot of

myself when I first got started.

Yeah... Oh, no, no,

I'm serious, you do.

You got spark, kid.

You got it, you do.

Thank you. Man, I mean, you know

how to select a jury, right?

But... your gift is you

can... you can communicate.

I mean, the way you...

You break things down

so even the simple people

can get it, you know?

'Cause God knows,

that those juries

are stands full of idiots,

you know what I'm saying?

You know that.

And then, Terrance, the way...

how you won this

last Weather's case,

I have no idea how you did it.

You got me thinking you got

a magic wand in your

briefcase or something.

Well, can I be honest with you?

Always.

I think he did it.

Okay.

Okay.

Can I be honest with you?

Please.

I always think they did it.

What's the point?

See, the point is...

Did they prove it?

See our job is to make

them prove it.

You did a good job.

Oh, um... listen, Terrance.

I was gonna go this weekend

over to the camp.

Over in, um,

Grand Isle with the kids?

See you know what I'm thinking?

I'm thinking that you could

use some time for yourself.

So I'm gonna

email you the address

and it's already paid for, room

and board... listen to me now.

I want you to go

down to the camp.

I want you to relax.

And I want you to think about

your future and your career.

'Cause when I said to you

I was gonna open up the books

and add a new partner

to the firm.

I was serious.

Thanks, boss, but,

I'm okay, no thanks.

I wasn't offering

as your friend.

I was requesting as your boss.

Yes, you're

gonna go to the camp.

And yes, you are going to relax,

and yes, you're gonna

come back here on Monday

as a determined

defense attorney.

Save the world once you already

get where you need to go

but not a moment sooner.

Oh, and Terrance, I know

the family of the victim

in the Weathers' case.

They live down there,

you say away from 'em.

Of course.

All right.

Sometimes a man

has to make a decision

when he come to a fork

in the road.

Whether to go left

or right.

Either you be a man and

stand up and make a decision,

or you go nowhere.

And nowhere,

that's a dark place to be.

Some people are placed

in your lives

only for a season.

Sometimes at

the end of that season,

the flowers that God intended,

blossom in your life.

Long after a person is gone.

The rules of the universe

never changes.

They have to blossom.

Sometimes there's

a voice inside you.

You try to silence it.

You try to squash it.

But it pushs forward

like the water behind a dam.

And then it breaks through.

Life has twists and turns.

But in the end,

no matter how many days

you find yourself off course,

you end up true north.

No, he's not here yet.

And I'm trying to get

everything together.

Listen, you are doing enough

swinging for the both of us.

Oh, girl, I think that's him.

I'ma call you back,

all right, bye.

Uh.

Hi. Hi, welcome to the

Beachside Bed and Breakfast.

I am so sorry.

Thank you, thank you.

Which way to my room?

Uh, right this way.

Welcome, this is it.

Thank you, thank you.

I can show you to your room.

That would be great, I'm a

little tired and exhausted.

Do you want anything to

drink, any coffee, anything?

No, coffee will just keep

me up, no, thank you.

We don't want that. Nah.

Okay, well, sign in and...

Please. Sign the register.

Wait, wait, please,

I just wanna... I'm sorry.

I just wanna relax and

go to my room.

Sure, of course, no problem.

Come in, make yourself at home.

I'm Sandra, by

the way, Sandra Davis.

Nice to meet you, Sandra Davis.

I'm Terrance Mathis.

Of course, nice to

meet you, this way.

Great.

Right to your right.

And my room.

Yes, your room is straight

ahead, you have the master room.

Fresh towels in the bathroom.

Okay.

New soap. I would hope so.

Of course, and let me know

if you have any

problems with the toilet.

We had some complaints but we

have worked really hard

to make sure

it's working properly.

So we're good with the toilets.

All good, I promise.

Great, great. Yes.

Uh, and dinner?

Yes, dinner is served 6:30 sharp.

Okay.

Are you a vegetarian?

No, just put it on

a plate, I'll be fine.

Awesome, okay.

Well, I'll let you get settled.

Let me know if you

need anything, and, um,

I'm here at your service.

Thank you so much,

you're so nice.

You're welcome. All right.

Okay. Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Terrance, what's up, boy?

How are you? Good.

You good, I brought

you something eat.

Let me put that hot dog together

for you, are you hungry?

No?

I slaved over the stove

to make you a hot dog

and you're not hungry?

Nope.

What you doing?

Watching cartoons.

Watching cartoons.

Smile, boy, you

ain't happy to see me?

You see me in a minute, man.

I miss you.

Dad?

Yeah.

Can I ask you a question?

Of course.

Do you love Mommy?

That's a big question

for a little guy like you.

You can tell the truth.

Mommy says telling the truth

is the best thing to do.

Your mommy said that?

Well, sometimes things are more

complicated than they seem.

What's complicated?

Man, you have a million

and one questions.

Trust me, you'll know as

you get older, all right?

Can I have some candy?

Some candy?

Man, I just

made you this hot dog

and you gonna ask me for

some candy, boy?

You ain't getting no candy

until you finish this

hot dog, all right?

I'm gonna go upstairs,

man, and get some work done,

all right? All right.

I love you. I love you, too.

Talk to you later.

Ugh, my little man.

15 minutes.

You got the money?

Yeah, yeah, I got it.

Put it down.

15 minutes...

Yeah?

Um, excuse me, sir?

Yeah?

Hi, I just wanted to let you

know your dinner's ready

and it'll taste a lot

better if you eat when it's hot.

Just give me a second, I'll be

out in a minute, all right?

Okay, sur...

Oh, such a prick, ugh.

I know you're gonna take me

somewhere real nice tonight.

I've been waiting.

Can't we just go to

the hotel and order food?

All we ever do is

go to the hotel.

You're ashamed to be

seen in public with me.

Stop it.

Listen, you know how it is,

people taking pictures.

I just want my

business to be private.

I understand that but

I don't understand

why you wouldn't wanna

be seen with me on your arm?

You know I'm proud.

You just have to

be patient, okay?

Well, whatever.

What time does that

damn babysitter get here?

Time to put that

little rugrat to sleep.

Unh-unh, do not call

my child a rugrat.

She'll be here in ten minutes.

Good.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, baby.

I hate kids.

What?

So it looks like we both

have empty wine glasses.

Oh my God, I am so sorry, um...

I'm supposed to be

attentive to you

and I'm in here

writing this poem.

So you're a poet.

Well, I used to write

a lot, but, um,

I haven't written since my

father passed away last year.

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that.

Hey, you, um...

You wanna come join me?

No, I... I can't do that.

Why not?

Absolutely not,

because it's against policy.

Policy, I'm the only guest here.

And you need to come and

refill my glass up anyway.

Now, yes, that I do need to do.

I apologize.

It's okay.

My glass, I guess...

I'm glad you like it.

Listen, when you live

the life of a bachelor,

you savor every bite of

a home-cooked meal.

This right here was awesome.

Thank you, you make me feel like

I know how to cook

and everything.

Oh, to be honest, it was

my best friend's recipe.

But I did, you know,

follow the steps,

so you know, I can cook.

That's the amazing

thing about the world today.

Um-hmm. You know?

There's nothing you can't do.

Information is everywhere.

That is true.

Yeah. Yes.

So if you don't mind

me asking...

I mean, what's your story?

How'd you get here, you know,

making delicious dinners

for strangers or whatnot?

Well, actually, um, this

was my dad's place and...

You know, this was his dream.

He built this

with his bare hands.

And I've been working here since

I was a little girl so,

you know, I felt like

I needed to keep it going

when he passed away.

Wow. And I where every

hole in the wall is.

I know where ever nail is, every

bad piece of plumbing, so...

That's what it is.

Wow. Yup.

So you lived here in this

small town your entire life?

Well, yeah.

Well, I went to Miami

once for a youth conference,

but that's basically it.

That's it?

Yeah.

So the only time you've

left this town was to...

For a youth conference?

Mmm, yup.

Wow, there's a whole

world out there.

You don't travel at all?

No, I mean, this was

my dad's dream,

and I felt like it was my

job to keep his dream alive.

I mean, that's noble

of you, it is.

I mean, but if

you want my opinion,

and you probably don't,

but I've been known

to give it anyway.

I mean, this is

your life to live.

You ever thought about that?

Yeah, I definitely did.

I thought I was gonna be

a big superstar poet

like, I don't know, the next

Nikki Giovanni or somebody.

I can see that,

that would be dope.

Oh, wow.

Seriously, you could

be the next Maya Angelou.

Oh, no, I could never...

Maya Angelou, come on. Yeah.

There would never be another Maya Angelou.

What? You're talking crazy.

Now God could put

the same talent in you

that he put in Maya Angelou.

Don't doubt yourself.

I guess.

Well, since you like

to ask so many questions,

I mean, what brings you here

having strangers cook for you?

Well, I'm kind of

here against my own will.

What do you mean?

What, are you on some vacation

probation or something?

Nah, nothing like that.

I'm a defense attorney back

in New Orleans and...

my boss decided that I should

come out here to clear my head.

What's clogging your head?

That's a good question.

Just trying to figure

it all out.

Aren't we all.

Wow, um...

Thank you.

That was good.

All right.

Mr. Angelo Weathers.

How are you?

Okay.

I'm not gonna ask you

whether you did it or not.

Ethically, I'm not

even supposed to.

You wanna talk?

We can talk.

I didn't kill nobody.

Are you saying that

you never killed anybody?

It's just me and you.

Attorney/client privilege?

Attorney/client privilege.

I'm not saying I

ain't never killed nobody.

But I didn't kill anybody

that night.

Your father pays our firm a

lot of money to defend you.

And don't you forget it.

I've got one rule.

You lie...

I walk.

Listen, counselor, I

didn't kill nobody that night.

Okay.

Let's see if we

can get somewhere.

'Cause right now

we're getting nowhere.

Explain that.

We were supposed to meet up.

I never made the meet.

I left my keys and

ditched the meeting.

Really?

Yes, really.

Don't you have a job to do?

Your job... is to

make this go away.

That was cool,

little magic trick.

Unfortunately, I can't magically

make that text message

disappear, that is proof.

Proof?

This isn't proof.

Beyond all reasonable

doubt, proof?

I got two words

for you, counselor?

Surveillance camera.

Surveillance camera.

Yes, surveillance cameras.

Watch the tapes.

They'll show me

walk in the store.

They'll show me walk

out of the store.

And it shows me coming

back 15 minutes later.

If I was here,

I couldn't be here.

It wasn't me.

Oh my God, what are you doing?

Hello?

Have you burned

that place down yet?

Hello, Mom.

There you go

criticizing me as always,

but for the record, no, I'm

doing my job, as always.

Hmm, well, I wish you

would leave that place.

You should let me sell it.

We both could use the money.

Mom, we've had this

conversation a million times.

No, we are not selling

the place.

And I'm gonna

do whatever it takes

to make sure it stays open.

So is there anything

else you wanna talk about?

Yes, I found you somebody.

Mom, stop.

Look, you need somebody

to help you get

over that no-good guy.

Where's my remote.

Listen, just because

you cheated on your husband

until he drank himself to death,

doesn't mean I'm

gonna do the same to mine.

Well...

Just so you know, he didn't come

in again last night, either.

I'm sure you know that already.

Exactly.

Now this guy here,

he is a cardiologist.

He's a... he's a doctor, okay?

He... he a heart doctor.

Listen, whatever, he

work on hearts.

And maybe he can

work on your heart.

Thanks, Mom, but no thank you.

Okay, I'm okay,

and I'm definitely

not taking relationship

advice from you.

As... as you wish, as you wish.

Listen, he's a little young.

Maybe I'll take him for myself.

What... goodbye, Mom.

Oh my God, crazy...

I believe it's time for lunch.

Would you like to have

a sandwich?

I want to hear

more about the story.

Finish the story.

It's delightful.

You mean...

that wonderful story?

That great story?

You wouldn't believe what's

gonna happen next.

Look, I wanna fix this, okay?

I wanna fix everything.

The way I've been treating you.

I should've never

treated you like that.

I'm young, I'm gonna

make mistakes.

But all I ask is that

you give me one more chance.

Sandra, let's go.

Let's leave this place.

Let's go pack up.

We can go to California.

We can go to Texas.

Wherever, Jamaica, Paris.

I just wanna go with you.

You have nothing here, okay?

Nothing.

Look...

Your father's gone, that's over.

That place that you call work?

A breakfast and bed?

That's just a shack.

You have a mother who doesn't

care if you're dead or alive.

You know what,

I'm through with this!

110... that's 108, 124...

Okay, it's gonna

be on this side.

132.

Miss Wiggins?

That doesn't look like

your vacation face.

It's one of those

days, you know?

Well, I don't wanna overstep

my boundaries but...

you wanna talk about something?

I'm here.

Nah, it's just something I

have to work out on my own.

Well, you've definitely come

to the right place.

Stare at the waves.

I just wonder where

they coming from, you know?

Sometimes I get answers to

my toughest questions

from those same waves.

You know, that

was kind of poetic.

A little strange...

Wow, okay, whatever.

Poetic, nah, it's just...

Have you ever done something

and you knew in your

heart it was wrong?

But you did it anyway

because it was your job?

I can't say I've

ever experienced that.

But I'm here

cooking you breakfast

so I guess there's nothing

wrong with that, right?

Nah.

There's definitely

nothing wrong with that.

I mean, there can be

something wrong with that

if that's not what's

in your heart.

I'm a good daughter.

That's what's in my heart.

Maybe he wanted better for you.

Maybe you can still be a

good daughter and...

still do what's in your heart.

Okay, no you're sounding

like my mother.

Ha... Just like her.

You know what, that's

not to okay

so I'ma shut up right now, okay?

Yeah.

Straight up.

My dad used to always tell me:

"Integrity is courage."

And I've definitely

made some good

and bad decisions

in my life but...

Nothing I've ever

had to suffer from.

Yeah.

But living in a small

town, you know,

you do have your

small town problems.

You know what?

I'll take these

small town problems

over the big city any day.

Yeah, until you

live in a small town.

You won't be say that anymore.

You know, I've always

dreamed of going to Africa.

Yeah. Wow.

I think something like

that would be really dope.

Studying wild animals

in a safari.

Seems pure to me, you know?

I mean, animals doing

what they were created to do

and nothing more.

That sounds amazing.

Look at you.

A poet and a scientist, huh?

That's a dangerous combination.

I see you.

I'm a go inside

and get ready for, uh...

Wash up and get ready

for dinner.

You do that because tonight,

I am making my special salmon.

It's gonna be awesome, so...

Cool, well, thank you

for talking to me.

I really needed that.

I'm a see you later

at dinner, all right?

Okay.

Wish I could stay here forever.

How many shots did we have?

You know, I can't wait

to get married one day.

Maybe with you?

Have some little kids.

They would get your

eyes, though.

Housekeeping!

Is it one of your friends?

Sure, 'cause I know you're

into some freaky stuff,

that's all I'm saying.

Be right back, all right?

Bang, bang, bang.

Look, we don't need

housekeeping this late.

We don't need no...

Oh, baby, baby, baby, hold on,

before you go in,

I gotta masseuse in there.

Baby, baby, I swear, it's

not what it look like.

I swear.

I had too many drinks,

I couldn't drive...

I don't even know her.

Hey, little man.

Hey, I gotta head out early,

I gotta get to the office.

There's a big case this morning.

Are you serious?

You're gonna

miss his first game,

your son's first baseball game?

It's his first game,

he'll have more.

You never come

to any of my games!

So I'll be at... Terrance.

It's a weekend, Terrance,

what lawyer works on a weekend?

Could you support me, please?

Could you support him?

I am supporting my family,

that's what I do.

Could you help me... please?

Could you help your son.

You're so busy thinking

about money

and you're not

here as his father.

Money cannot buy him a father.

You know what, I

have to get to work.

You take him to the game,

you enjoy the game, okay?

Fine, go. Thank you.

That's right, show him

your back like you always do.

That's what he's used to seeing.

Thank you, have a good day.

Yeah, you too.

15 minutes.

Let's think

about that for a moment.

Now I know two plus

two is... four.

I know the sky is blue,

and I know that 15 minutes

remains to be...

15 minutes.

That's the amount of

time it took my client

to leave the coffee shop,

make it back to

the coffee shop on one foot.

15 minutes.

Now I know it would've taken

him at least 30 minutes

to get to the place where

Chris Wiggins was murdered.

So how was that possible?

Think about it.

How was that possible?

I know what you're

thinking, I'm...

You're thinking the

last person who text him...

who received the text

from the victim

was my client.

I do admit that.

Last person who did receive

the text from the victim

was my client.

But he didn't meet

with my client that night.

He met with someone else.

And God, God...

God rest his soul because we

all hurt from his loss.

But you, each and every one

of you have to decide... today.

That this man is not a murderer.

Now, he may have

been a drug dealer.

We're not here for that.

He may have been a bad person.

But that does not make

him a murderer.

Ladies and gentlemen, I

want you to remember one thing.

Think about this.

15 minutes.

Just keep that in your

head, 15... minutes.

Would it make sense to you?

This man is not a murderer.

Thank you.

Oh, hey, sir, you need anything?

Coffee, tea?

Two shots of vodka?

Well, coffee sounds good.

Tea sounds okay but...

I really need a drink.

Um, I'm definitely not

supposed to drink on the job,

but it's been one of

those kind of days.

Let's drink.

Um-hmm.

I mean, uh...

Can you believe that I allowed

this torture for five years.

Five years.

I mean... and then I

lie to myself and I say,

"It's happening, it's

not happening."

It's just... it's crazy.

I guess it's just as

much as my fault as his.

Hmm.

Wow...

Well, I can't

say I'm much better

at judging character myself.

Trust me, I'm not

the one to talk.

Come on, she's not that bad.

At least you're not finding

lipstick all over her clothes.

If I would've found lipstick

on her clothes,

this right here would

be a much better story.

Okay, maybe that wasn't

the best metaphor,

but you know what I mean.

What was that?

You know what I mean.

Nah, I know where

you're coming from.

Thank you.

I mean, there were other guys.

Hmm.

I just turn the other way

because I know I wasn't doing

what I was supposed to.

You know, I wasn't...

I wasn't giving her

the time she deserved so...

I guess, I wasn't

perfect either.

What is that?

Why... why can't you just

be honest from the beginning

and say that, just say

this is what I want.

This is what I don't want.

This is what it is, this

is what it isn't.

I mean, it would

be so much easier.

I know, but life

isn't that simple.

It's not that simple, you know?

Well, I guess

I'm a country girl,

and I think love is simple.

You are a country girl.

Okay, we know this.

Nah, but seriously.

I mean, I think you should

have what you deserve.

I mean, you

don't have to settle.

It's not like you're 400

pounds and unattractive.

What... so what are you saying,

fat people are gorgeous.

They deserve love, what are you

saying, they don't deserve love?

No, I'm not saying that.

I agree that fat people

are gorgeous.

It's not about fat

people, it's just...

Listen, you're not

400 pounds, okay?

That is mean.

Why should you have to settle?

That's not right.

Well, then I guess, just

for me and for me, I am...

a hopeless romantic.

I'm a hopeless romantic and

that's just what I'll be.

So are you gonna take him back?

I don't... I don't know.

My heart tells me

that I love him.

But my mind tells me...

I don't deserve this

torture, you know, I mean...

Right.

And sometimes I put

myself through things,

one-two-three-four-five times.

Just to make sure,

and it's just crazy.

Tell me about it.

But at the end of the day,

you just gotta pray about it

and leave it to God.

You do that.

You know, my grandmother,

she-she used to always tell me,

"Never pay too much attention

to what people say.

"Watch what they do.

They'll show you what's

in their heart."

You know?

That's good advice.

My dad used to always

give me the best advice.

Yeah?

Oh, mean, he would...

Knew exactly what to say,

when to say it, how to say it,

like at the right time.

He was always perfect.

You always talk about your dad.

I'm pretty sure he was cool.

I'm pretty sure his wisdom

and knowledge is inside you.

Just look deep down

inside your heart,

you'll find which way to go.

To true north.

To true north.

Hmm.

Oh.

Wow. Ooh.

Hmm, I needed that.

Yeah.

A little strong.

Well, I guess I've been

unprofessional enough for today.

I'm gonna retire for the night.

Okay.

Thank you for listening.

Any time.

All right.

I think I'm gonna

hang on to this.

Thank you.

You have a good night.

Good night.

Did you finish

the lawn mower yet?

No, Mom, I'm working on it.

Hi, I'm Terrance Mathis,

I, um, came by

to ask you a few questions

about your your son.

What on earth do

you want to ask me?

You helped the man that

killed my son go free.

I mean, he's free.

Walking around.

He gets to eat,

he gets to smile.

He gets to cry.

He can feel the wind

on his face.

But not my son.

My son will never be able

to do any of that again.

I know.

Do you understand that?

You're a filthy nothing.

I don't know what

else to tell you.

Do you have children?

I don't wanna bring

my family into this...

Do you have children?

Yes, ma'am, I have a son.

How do you look him in the eye

and try to teach

him to do what's right?

And then turn around and do

something like this for money?

Ma'am, this is a nation of laws.

You're a liar.

You just don't know it.

I have nothing

more to say to you.

Ma'am, I just wanna ask you

a few questions, please.

You've said enough, come on.

You get out of here, man.

Please, could I...

All right, in this case about

the freight lines,

I want you to... to give them a

call and set up an appointment.

Thank you... set up an

appointment for me for, um...

sometime tomorrow.

Okay. Hold on, one second,.

Hey, hey, T, hold on, hold on.

All right, make that

call for me now, all right?

All right, thank you Mr. Carvin.

You sure looking nice today.

Well, thank you.

Yeah, you can

call me, um, Carvin.

Hey, hey, Carv.

How are you enjoying your

little getaway, man?

What do you think?

Well, it always relaxes me.

I'm too young to vacation, man.

All right, with the workload

we got coming up, man,

you're gonna need

all the rest you can get.

Listen, I've been going over

this Angelo's case.

And the more and more

I look at it, it's...

There's just

something in my bones

just telling me it isn't right.

Terrance...

Listen, man,

the jury has already spoken.

See, that is the beautiful thing

about this country, right?

We have what we

call the rule of law.

You did your job.

Why are you torturing

yourself, man?

Let me tell you something.

You have no idea how many

clients I've had

who I thought was

potentially guilty.

It's not my job to judge, okay?

Terrance, it's not your

job to judge.

Man, you know what

our job is, brother?

Our job is to make sure

the law is properly enforced.

That's our job.

You see, without us, there'd

be no equilibrium, brother.

There would be no one

to fight for the common man.

Listen, the government would

have complete control.

You know what we are?

We are the equalizers.

You understand what I'm saying

to you, Terrance?

Let me, let me,

let me ask you this.

Do you honestly think that the

founding fathers of this country

didn't believe that maybe

once or twice,

a guilty man might go free, hmm?

But I'ma tell you this,

I guarantee you,

they'd rather have that happen,

then have an innocent man spend

the rest of his life in prison.

Terrance...

there is not shame in what

we do, brother, okay?

There is a need

for people like us.

Carvin, that's the same spiel

they gave us in law school.

We're talking about

an 18-year-old kid.

Terrance, would you

like to stay another week?

No, no, no, definitely not.

Hey...

I have worked long

and hard to get you a shot

at being partner in

this law firm,

do you understand

what I'm saying to you?

Do you honestly know how

difficult it is

for a black man to become a

partner in a major law firm?

You're gonna have to get

your head together.

You're gonna have to

get your head together

and you're gonna have to

get it together now.

Here's what you're gonna do.

You're gonna come back in

here on Monday morning,

and you're gonna

have your head straight.

Do you understand what I

am saying to you?

This is it, we done

talking about this.

Yes, sir.

Good.

I am through with this!

We don't need no...

Baby, baby, baby, baby, hold on,

before you go in, I got a

masseuse in there.

Come in.

Excuse me, sir, I just...

I wanted to

apologize for earlier.

Do you need anything?

Can I get you anything?

Nah, no, no, no, you don't

have to apologize.

You okay?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You sure, it looks like

you've been crying.

I'm not okay.

Come here, come here.

I'm not okay.

What's wrong, come here.

It's gonna be all right.

It's gonna be okay, all right?

You're strong, you're

strong, you're strong.

It's gonna be all right, okay?

These nails are beautiful.

Your skin... a little

bit like that.

Carlos, what the

hell are you doing here?

Shaletha, what are

you doing here?

Don't answer my question

with a question.

I asked you, what are you doing?

Carlos, who is this chick?

This chick?

I'm the woman he's been dating

for the past three months.

And this chick is the one

that's about to beat that ass

if you say another word.

Carlos, let me know

when you're done with this.

'Cause I don't have time for it.

Well, you need to find time

to fix that crazy ass weave.

Don't nobody wear horse

hair no more, baby.

Please, go Google

some human hair,

some Indian,

some Remi, something.

Trick.

Hey, listen...

Don't touch me.

This how you operating now?

This what we doing?

What are you talking about?

You're just like

every other guy.

What are you talking about?

I never told you that you

were the only one.

What was all that talk

about us starting a family?

Honestly...

I was just caught in a moment.

I'm young.

Handsome, got money.

Right.

Baby, I don't want

a ready-made family.

I just...

Just wanna have some

fun right now.

I'm fun, that's

what I am, I'm just fun.

Don't get it wrong, you

did have fun, too.

Bye, Carlos.

Bye.

Shaletha.

Shaletha!

Oh, my goodness.

I was supposed to get

out of here today.

Oh my God.

Oh my God, I'm so sorry.

What? This is so unprofessional.

I'm gonna get your breakfast.

Hey, stop, stop, stop, stop.

Listen, hey, all of this, "sir,"

you can throw it out

of the window, I mean...

We slept together, okay?

Well, I hope I was good.

No, you weren't good,

you were amazing.

Rubbing on your

shoulders all night.

That was the best fun

I had all year.

Well, I gotta go.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Can I have a fork, please?

Oh, right. Thank you, thank you.

Mom, what are you doing?

Mom...

What are you doing?

I'm getting old, Sandra,

I'm getting old.

What, not again, it's okay.

Not again.

What are you talking about?

I traded all this...

My husband, my child, my dreams.

For this!

For this!

It's okay.

Boss...

What's that?

I, uh, thought about your

proposal and...

I decline.

You what?

Yeah.

I decline, sir.

Terrance, Terrance, come on.

You've got to think about this.

You don't wanna do this.

I've thought about it.

Just not happening.

Brother, this is a chance

of a lifetime, Terrance.

Here, take this

back and sign it.

I can't. Sign it now, Terrance!

Boss, I... I thank you

for everything

you've done for me but...

I'm done, okay?

Thank you.

Terrance? Thank you, boss.

Terrance, don't...

Don't... Terrance, don't do this!

It's good stuff.

Mr. Angelo.

Still seeing you

doing funny business.

How are you?

What can I do

for you, counselor?

Well...

You took the streetcar.

What?

You took the streetcar.

Well, the streetcar

runs up Canal Street

to Carondelet, correct?

It would've taken

you ten minutes

to make it there back and forth.

You took the streetcar.

You can't prove it.

Maybe I can.

I figured you out.

I do believe you're

out of line, counselor.

And I do believe that

you're gonna have

to answer to God

for your actions.

Not me.

Not your rich dad.

You.

Are you done?

I'd like to finish

my cigarette in peace.

Enjoy.

Mr. Angelo.

It's getting late.

It's almost time to

go back to the center.

Did she ever finish

writing that poem?

You know, the one that she was

writing at dinner that night?

Of course she did.

I kept it all these years.

Can I hear it?

I wanna thank you for inviting

me over to talk to you.

And I wanna let

you know that I, uh,

I absolutely feel terrible about

being part of this tragedy.

Usually I don't do this,

but in this case, I feel that

justice wasn't served.

So I just wanna

apologize to you personally.

Now I do advise you, off

the record, of course

to file a civil

suit immediately.

You know, there's no

amount of money

that could bring my son back.

I'll never get to see

his big smile

or watch him

blow out his candles.

Even graduate college, you know?

No amount, you know that.

Yes, ma'am, I do.

And this boy, this killer,

he gets to go free.

I'm truly sorry.

In all actuality,

putting him in jail would only

be a temporary gratification.

I mean...

I have unforgiveness

in my heart.

And only the Lord

can heal that wound.

But I'm relying that one day,

I'll see my son again.

And I wanna thank you

for having

the courage to come here

and look me in the eyes

and tell me the truth.

Be okay.

Right now it's amazing,

I feel at peace.

I'm out here in Africa.

You should be here.

We should plan a

trip together, you know?

Oh, man...

I don't wanna...

Oh, God.

Hey, punk... This

is for all the people

that never got justice!

Sandra?

Baby?

Now I know... I know

I'm not the perfect person.

But I'm your mother,

and I love you.

And you need me right now.

I'm sorry that it had

to take this

for me to see myself.

I've been a horrible mother.

But I wanna change that, Sandra.

I wanna change that.

Let-let me take care of you.

Let me help you.

Let me take care of you,

baby, let me help you.

Okay?

I'll be here for you.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Tell me, what happened next?

Did they fall in love?

Even a bullet couldn't

stop this love.

"Life is like a river,

always flowing.

"Every moment

is a new beginning.

"Every second was

never promised.

"Every breath is

God's special gift.

"Every blink remind us

of the darkness.

"Every heartbeat

is an angel's footstep.

"Every birth is a tiny miracle.

"Every death is

an untold secret.

"Every lifetime is a

special mission.

"Every smile is

a time for peace.

"Every tear is a time to grow.

"Every sin is a

chance for forgiveness.

"Every good deed is a chance

to be complete.

"We confront

ourselves by always knowing

"that life is like a river.

Always flowing."

That was wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

Sir... I can't remember.

How did it end?

That remains to be seen.

I love you, Sandra,

till the day I die.

Sandra?

Who's Sandra?