Jim, you did a great job. You fulfilled your mandate and then some. But the man is a spy....
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Thomas Watters Jr.: Jim, you did a great job. You fulfilled your mandate and then some. But the man is a spy. The verdict is correct and there's no reason to appeal it.
James Donovan: There's ample procedural reason. We know the search is tainted. And Fourth Amendment issues will always weigh more heavily in an appellate form. We've got a good shot.
Thomas Watters Jr.: What the goddamn hell are you talking about? We were supposed to show he had a capable defense, which we did. Why are you citing the goddamn Constitution at me?
James Donovan: Tom, if you look me in the eye and tell me we don't have grounds for an appeal, I'll drop it right now.
Thomas Watters Jr.: I'm not saying that. You know what I'm saying.
Mary Donovan: Tom is saying there's A cost to these things.
Thomas Watters Jr.: That's right.
Mary Donovan: A cost to both your family and your firm
James Donovan: There's ample procedural reason. We know the search is tainted. And Fourth Amendment issues will always weigh more heavily in an appellate form. We've got a good shot.
Thomas Watters Jr.: What the goddamn hell are you talking about? We were supposed to show he had a capable defense, which we did. Why are you citing the goddamn Constitution at me?
James Donovan: Tom, if you look me in the eye and tell me we don't have grounds for an appeal, I'll drop it right now.
Thomas Watters Jr.: I'm not saying that. You know what I'm saying.
Mary Donovan: Tom is saying there's A cost to these things.
Thomas Watters Jr.: That's right.
Mary Donovan: A cost to both your family and your firm
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Jim you did a great job
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You fulfilled your mandate and then some
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But the man is a spy
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The verdict is correct and there's no reason to appeal it
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There's ample procedural reason
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We know the search is tainted
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And Fourth Amendment issues
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will always weigh more heavily in an appellate forum
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We've got a good shot
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What the goddamn hell are you talking about
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We were supposed to show he had a capable defense which we did
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Why are you citing the goddamn Constitution at me
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Tom if you look me in the eye
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and tell me we don't have grounds
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for an appeal I'll drop it right now
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I'm not saying that You know what I'm saying
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Tom is saying there's a cost to these things
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That's right
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A cost to both your family and your firm
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Movie Summary
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
