It's life or death now James
and by that I mean you are
doing one or the other
I have been a rock for you. This
here is District Attorney Rodin
Want to know what he is wondering?
Whether you are gonna walk
like a man or cry like a pussy
on the way to the death house?
See the DA likes the
needle, where as me... I
like to see a man like
you live a longlife.
With all your teeth knocked
out, passed around
till a brother can't tell
your fart from a yawn
I don't know what kind of
man you are, which of these
two face you prefer, but Rodin
here's a generous fellow
He's wanting to let you take a
pick if, you save us and the city
a long and costly trial,
waive your right to counsel
and confess.
Right now.
kind of record detective
What the hell is this?
Who the hell is Jack Reacher?
Jack Reacher, born Jack.
Not John, no middle name
is a ghost. No driver's license current or
expired, no residence current or former
No credit cards, no credit history
no Po Box, Cellphone, e-mail.
Nothing !
Can you at least tell me who he is?
No, I can tell you who he was
Blood military, born and
raised on bases abroad
Mother was a French national,
father in the court. His
first trip to the United States
was to attend West Point
Four years later he ships out for good,
"Iraq", "Afghanistan", "Balkans"
You name it.
Served with distinction
Silver Star, Bright Star, Legion of merit
"Defence superior service medal"
Have to look that one up !
And a Purple heart. Spend the
bulk of his service in the
military police, by all accounts
a brilliant investigator
Probably a troublemaker too. Demoted to
'captain', vouched his way back to 'Major'
Then two years ago, he must resign.
After a literal
lifetime in the military
he just up and quits
And then for only the
second time in his life
he enters the United States
and simply disappears.
Dead maybe?
Not according to social security,
and a bank account in Virginia
his pension is deposited
monthly and someone
is making the
occasional withdrawal.
all wire transfers
I can't find out where
without a federal warrant
Well, he can't drive or fly,
at least not under his real name
Any warrants?
Record is clean. Oh come on!
Guy this hard
to find got to be
wanted for something !
His record IS CLEAN .
So... How do we find this Reacher ??
Obviously, you don't find this
guy unless he wants to be found.
(Knock on the door)
Excuse me sir, there's a
Jack Reacher here to see you
Can I help you? Reacher:
"James Bar"
Now that you've seen him,
how do you know him?
Why wasn't he in
protective custody?
That was an oversight
More like some correction
monkey threw him to the wolves
just as likely, but it is
done and we can't undo it.
So what happens now?
Well, now he is in a coma
We will try it when he
wakes up, if he wakes up.
OK, now it's your turn Reacher.
Why did he call you as a witness
I don't believe he did
I believe he asked for you by name
Any chance I could
look at the evidence ?
No way, not till you
answer some questions.
Reacher. Nice meeting you
Hey.. hey.. Mr Reacher!!
Mr Reacher, stop right
there we had a deal!!
I take you to Barr, you
tell me what you know.
I know you said he shot five people,
I know he is in a coma, I know there
is a bus station three miles away,
and I can walk there in 24 minutes.
Just gonna walk out on your friend?
He is not my friend.
Why did he ask for you then? for the same
reason he shot five people, He's crazy!
Wait, hold on.
Don't do that!
Well.. this is a new low,
even for both of you.
You do not talk to my client
without me present, you know that.
We weren't talking to your client,
he's in a coma for christ's sakes!
You are Barr's attorney?
Helen Rodin, Jack Reacher.
You Jack Reacher?
Helen Rodin?
Yeah she's the district
attorney's daughter.
It's a good story actually.
I would like to hear it.
How did you find him?
How did they find you?
You can't be talking to this
man, two strikes in one day
It's not what it looks like.
He came to us.
You went to the DA?
Is there a law against that?
None you are currently breaking
Now, before this gets awkward..hey .
.say I see you in court
Goodbye detective.
It's good to meet you.
Likewise.
Let's go.
So.
So you are Jack Reacher?
So you are the DA's daughter.
O Jesus, please.
Is that legal?
Fortunately.
How does that happen?
Tell you after deposition
You don't wanna depose me.
Oh you are my only defense witness
I'm not a defense witness.
Your friend James thinks you are !
He's not
my friend, why does
everyone assume that?
Why else would he ask for you? Why
did you come here to help him? ..
I didn't come
here to help him.
I came here to bury him
Linsky... Who the hell is Jack Reacher?
So why are you so hard to find?
I am impossible to find.
Why is that?
Well you could say what
started as an exercise
became an addiction.
Are you on the run?
My bus is leaving, you
better hurry counsellor.
Helen: How do you
know James Barr?
Why are you representing him?
I'm a lawyer
So as a public defender just how
much chance is there for clearing Barr
I am not trying to clear him.I'm just
trying to keep him off death row.
By proving he is insane?
Well that is one option.
And sticking it to your
father, because ...?
No, not my father, the office
of the district attorney.
Because the office of the district
attorney never bought your...
DA Rodin has never lost a county case.
Do you know why?
Impeccable tailoring.
He never picks a fight he can't win
Work for the red &^&
Every murder suspect in this town is
given a choice: Confess or face death.
Against the DA who never loses,
my firm has reason to believe
more than one innocent man has
gone down without a fight.
Now I get it.. you are an idealist.
No.. I am a Pacifist.
Noble crusade, but this is
not the fight trust me.
James Bar is guilty
You haven't even seen the evidence
Is this a privilaged coversation?
Of course.
This is a client conference. Nothing
you say here can be repeated.
Other are patriots, eager to serve
next job is just a job.
Then there is kind of
one with legal means of
killing other people
James bar's one of those.
Made sniper, trained hard,
With every shot he started to visualize the
base of a man's skull through his radicle
a sweet spot where the
medulla meets the spine
Visualize that puff pink mess
Finally he is deployed in
Iraq, he is put on overwatch.
All day long he stares through
the scopes, women, children
day in day out, for two
long years, without
ever once being cleared
to fire a single shot.
Then comes the draw it down. For
James Barr the war is over.
quarter million rounds
in his career, not one
at a human target.
You ever been hungry, been horny,
you have an itch you can't scratch
Imagine that feeling, days,
weeks, years, imagine
that feeling times
Imagine that it's 130 degrees on the
deck and tomorrow you are going home.
And know that if you don't scratch
that itch now, you never will
you need a release, you need a target, and
the who of it never once enters your mind.
Covered his tracks well,
just like sane people do.
Almost got away with it too.. but
I caught him... and he confessed.
So why didn't he go to prison?
What Barr didn't know that day was the
four civilian contractors he picked off
Just spend the weekend on
what they call the rape rally
For 28 women, he just made
that was just the ones I could find
out before the case was shut down.
After seven long years
of mission accomplished
someone in the corporation just
wanted the whole thing to end quietly
lifted the fog of the war,
made the murders go away
This is classified information,
and that's why the privilege.
But you are ready to
tell this to the DA?
The last time I saw
Barr, I made him promise
and when I saw his name
in the news I came here
to keep it, but now I
know I don't have to
How can you be sure? You still
have not seen the evidence?
Your father has.
and he doesn't pick a fight he can't win,
Barr is not getting away with murder again
He might... He suffered a severe brain
injury in state custody, when he wakes up
If he wakes up .. he may not remember the
event, he may not remember anything at all
The case won't be about
James Barr's guilt or
innocence, it will be about
his ability to stand trial
After everything I just told you,
you still want to defend him?
I want to see he gets a fair trial.
You said he confessed in Baghdad,
he didn't confess this time.
This time, he knows better.
This time he asked for you.
I want to know why? You want to know
why, I can see it's eating you.
And you can't ask Barr, and the
DA won't let you see the evidence
My lead investigator has complete
access to the evidence, all of it
Where's your lead investigator?
About to catch a bus out of town.
Thanks for the Coffee, counsellor.
You understand you are not just
asking me to look at the evidence?
You are asking me to look
at a cold-blooded killer,
a man I know to be guilty, a man
you want to keep off death row,
you are asking me to look
at him objectively ?
Yes, that's what I'm asking.
I will do it, on one condition
Name it.
You will have to look at the victims.
Objectively
How do you suggest I do that?
Yes ?
Mr Farrior?
I am Helen Rodin, we
talked on the phone.
Of course.
Said you are defending the maniac..
That man
I represent James Barr... Yes
And you have questions about my daughter?
I do.
What for?
I was hoping to get a better
sense of who the victims were
that is who were they, as
people, as human beings
That's a bit unusual considering
your position, isn't it?
That's true
Normally, someone in my
position would want the
jury to know as little as
possible about the ...
The people that your client
killed, in cold blood...
Have you spoken with the other families?
Yes, ones who would speak with me.
Come in.
Thank you.
Chrissie was a nanny, she had a
little girl with her that day
Yes, I know.
Are you gonna go talk with that child?
No, of course not.
Why not?
I think it will be ..
Insensitive?
Inappropriate?
Everything that you want
to know about my daughter
is right here. These guys
did a nice peice on her,
her obituary does the rest.
Thank you, I will... defenitely...
You are a good attorney Ms Rodin?
That's not really for me to...
Just answer the question.
Yes, I suppose I... I am pretty good..
Good enough to keep that man off death row?
You know.. I think maybe I should go...
You stay where you are...!
That man deserves to die
Why would you defend him?
I can see that I have made
a terrible mistake...
and I am very very sorry..
And I promise that I won't bother you again
DAD !!
What the hell are you doing?
What am I... What?
Is it true?
You're talking to the victims' families?
You alone !!
How do you know that?
How did you find me?
I am the district attorney,
It's my business to know.
That is not an answer
Well, you are not the only one
with crack investigators Helen.
That's right, I know about Reacher.
Your Lead investigator is a war veteran
who has been missing for
the last two years.
How can you vouch for
his state of mind?
How can you trust anything he tells you?
You don't know the man.
Tell me this, does he know
that you can't pay him?
That your own firm didn't want this case?
That nobody wants this case?
You never even spoke to your client
before he wound up in a coma
oh.. Now listen to me.. listen..
I am speaking as your father
Whatever our differences been in the
past, you have got to listen to me now.
You are making a terrible mistake.
You cannot win this case.
You are gonna ruin your career, ...
for what?
To hurt me? To change me?
(Helen)
Don't touch me
Thanks for letting
me take a look
Hey we love it when friends of the
accused try to tear our work to shreds
He is not my friend.
So you keep saying!
Found any holes?
Oh you didn't have to
put him in the hospital.
And damn fine police work.. It's open and
shut What can I say, scene was a gold mine
Come on.. now we both know gold
is only as good as the man digging.
Yeah well.. anytime you wanna come
back, take a look at this stuff...
No thanks, don't need to
You never took any notes.
Oh.. I don't need to
So you were some real hot
shit in the army .. eh?
I did allright
So what does an army cop do mostly?
Break up bar fights?
I did what you do pretty much,
with one minor difference.
What's that?
Every suspect was a trained killer.
Thanks again
Why do you think he paid for parking?
Pardon?
He is about fire six shots
into a crowd of strangers..
And he is worried
about the meter maid?
Simple loony won't do for you ?
I like to have at least
one alternate theory
Habit, muscle memory
I don't think he knew he was doing it
Like I said, it's damn fine work.
Hey army... What's the
serial number on the rifle?
What's the date on the quarter?
Forest full of trees Dear
Detective, a forest full of trees
Mind if I share your table?
I am Sandy.
So was I.
Last week at a beach in Florida
What is your name?
Jimmy Reese.
You don't look like a Jimmy
What do I look like?
I don't know. But not a Jimmy.
So you are new in town?
Usually.
It's kind of loud in here. Do you
want to maybe go some place quieter?
I have a car
You old enough to drive?
I'm old enough to do a lot of things.
I am out of budget Sandy.
What?
I can't afford you
I'm not a hooker.
What I mean is the cheapest woman
tends to be the one you pay for.
I'm not a hooker
No, a hooker could get the joke
What is this?
He called me a whore.
Is that true?
Nobody said a whore, she inferred
to hooker, I meant slut.
Hey.. that's our sister.
She a good kisser?
Hey outside
Pay your check first.
I'll pay later.
You won't be able to
You think?
All the time, you should try it.
It's a great joke, but I
am gonna beat your ass
Do you want to do it here or outside?
Outside..
Stay here Sandy
I do not mind the sight of blood
Well.. it means you are
not pregnant anyway.
You still think you are funny now creep?
Shut your mouth Sandy.
No one is talking to you
It's your last chance to walk away
Are you kidding, it's five against one.
It's three against one
How do you figure it?
Once I take out the leader, which is you..
I will have to contend with one
or two enthusiastic wingmen
The last two guys. they always run
Have you done this before?
It's getting late
Remember, you wanted this
Okay, you are okay
Ok, now we know who is who
Let's get this done
Really???
On the ground
That's a pretty impressive
response time fellows.
Do it.
Your hands behind your back
Who hired you?
Hey Helen
Am I wearing too much perfume?
Breathing too sternly..
Detective Emmersson, somebody dead??
And if someone is?
Then they died of shame,
I still don't understand why
you move around a lot Reacher?
So no one is dead
One guy I doubt will
ever walk right again.
You want to charge me
very much.
But no one is pressing?
Sadly, no.
Am I free to go?
Hey Emmersson, 4862681
What is that?
It's the Serial Number.
Barr's Rifle
You are working for me,
you understand that? So,
everything you do is a
reflection on my firm, on me
You are talking to a lawyer
There was this girl , she came
on to me, picked the fight.
Which never happens in a bar.- She was
thrown when I told her my name
She was expecting Mike Tyson?
She wasn't expecting Jimmy Reese.
Yankee Second base
Why would you say you are
a yankee second base man?
I always use Yankee second base men, I
didn't say I was a Yankee second base man,
I just said... Look the point is
She was expecting to hear Jack
Reacher, she knew who I was,
and the cops were rolling
before the fight even started
Those five guys are her brothers ?? Come
on, someone sent those boys to put me down
Who?
If someone followed you at the river today,
it was probably a cop and I highly doubt...
There are three things Cops never
do, they don't vote Democrats,
they don't drive Cadillacs and
they never use personal vehicles.
It's not a cop
PI then or the DA's office?
Do you think your father's
office would set me up?
Why would anyone set you up?
How was your day?
It went exactly the way I think
you hoped it would
Are you okay?
What did you learn?
Chrissy Farrior was 22.
A nanny caring for the 6 year
old daughter of family friends
She had finally saved
enough money for a trip to
China, in fact she should
have left the week before.
But the girl Crissie cared for wanted
her to stay for her seventh birthday
They had gone downtown to
shop for a party dress
Rita Coronado worked as a cleaning
lady at the Rivercross Plaza
she was usually late for work,
but she had a good reason.
Since her son Marco was 9 years
old she had to personally
drop him at school to make
sure he actually went
but her dedication paid off,
Marco was now an honour student
As a reward for all his hardwork Rita was
taking him to his first baseball game
And she was on her way to pick up
the tickets that very afternoon
Nancy Holt's last words
to her husband were a lie
she told him she was
taking her car to be
serviced, but in fact
she was headed downtown
She told the clerk she didn't want the
purchase showing upon her credit card.
She wanted to surprise her husband
for their tenth anniversary
Just a few days away
Oline Archer never liked her husband's
construction business, even
after helping him become one of the
largest contractors in the county.
So it came as a relief when his
failing helped and a costly
lawsuit which forced him to
sell to his competition.
Her husband had given his
life for the company.
But now that it was hers, she
couldn't bring herself to let it go.
She was on her way to
secure a loan that day, so
she could keep the business
she'd always hated.
Darren Sawyer was an investment broker
in the same building where Rita worked.
His wife said that he had grown
increasingly distant of late. She can't
remember their last words to one
another, but they weren't kind.
Darren's body was found beside a fresh
bouqet of roses he bought that morning.
His wife takes comfort
in the fact that in his
last moments he was most
likely thinking of her.
We are gonna be okay,
we are gonna be okay...
we are gonna be okay..
So what did you learn?
You want me to say you were right, you
want me to say this isn't the fight.
James Barr should
die, maybe he should
I meant what did you
learn about the victims?
What more do you want, they
were five innocent people
senslesly murdered. I am sorry
could please put a shirt on.
This is my shirt.
You lose your luggage?
I don't have any luggage.
Eh..What was I saying?
Five innocent people.
Murdered at random .. yes..
You know how many people die
in this country every year?
means everyday roughly
wake up for the last time.
Last Friday, five of them converged on a
single spot died together, is that random?
What else would you call it?
Take Darren and Nancy
Odds are they were having an affair
Excuse me?
You do not buy roses for your wife on the
way to work, you buy them on the way home
And you don't worry about the
charge showing upon your
credit card when your
anniversary is that weekend
unless it's the gift you are hiding.
That's why she kept walking
While everyone else ran.
You can't prove that.
How hard will it be?
Cell phones, e-mails...
All it takes is someone willing to dig.
What is your point exactly?
My point is that two of the victims
weren't there strictly by chance
I need a list of Barr's known associates
There isn't one.
He didn't have any. He
is the classic loner,
he didn't even talk
to his neighbours
Quiet man, never bothered anyone
Yeah exactly.
Do you have his credit card statement?
I can get it, why?
I need the list of all the places he hung
out, bars, bowling alleys, strip clubs
gun ranges, anywhere someone
would remember him.
What do you hope to find?
I need some sleep.
You too.
You don't really think I am gonna...
You'll be back to pick me after 7 ?
Yeah... absolutely
Who's with you?
What happened?
Oh.. that's him ain't he?...
i didn't see u man...
Relax.. what happened?
Barr's attorney hired an
investigator, name's Reacher
Some sort of top shelf army
cop, was in bahgdad with Barr
So?
So Barr asked for this
soldier by name, and he
shows up at the river
today, and up at the higway
almost like he knew something
You said you don't like
people asking questions
No, I sure don't So I took steps
You took steps??
Local people, my guys
And it blew back on you?
I figured five guys would do
This franchise was yours to manage
Maintenance is our thing, you understand?
I understand, I couldn't reach you.
Well that's how this works
I had to make a decision
These locals, I want their names
It's in the file
Does anyone know who you are?
Just one, I took care of it.
You? Where is the body?
Distributed. Relax no one is gonna find it
Suppose we want it found?
Why would you want it found?
Because we gotta way of doing
things so that they stay done, clean!
Missing person isn't clean
Christ's sakes man, you
only had to kill one goddamn
person, you killed five.
You call that clean?
Call it done. They are looking
at the shooter not the target.
Jesus, it may get messy now
so it won't get messy later.
And we don't leave questions
unanswered, ever.
Okay
I can fix this.
Open your eyes.
No I ain't seen you
It makes no difference now.
I made a mistake, You can stilll
use me, just tell me how...
Say survive, don't say
fixit because you can't.
We covered up the one mess...
you have made another
You're right.
You're right,
You're absolutely right, I'm sorry
Tell me what I have to do?
I was imprisoned in Siberia, I spent my
first winter wearing a dead man's coat.
A hole in one pocket..
I chew these fingers off before the
frostbite would turn to gangrene.
These I gave to avoid
working in the Sulfur mine.
That's how I survived when
so many others did not.
A man this rare can always be of use
So show me, Show me you are rare,
you would do anything to survive
I don't understand..
The fingers from your Left hand.
You... You gotta a knife?
Did I have a knife in Siberia?
Look.. come on you gotta be kidding..
You can do it, Show me..
I'm disappointed, I don't understand
What do we do about the soldier?
What do you always do.
Credit card statements,
eyewitness testimonies,
Coffee... You take it black right?
Yeah, what can I say, I take my work home
James Barr's credit card
statement's a dead end..
No bars, no strip joints, nothing.
Pretty much just gas and groceries..
I need you to look at gun ranges
between a 100 and 150 miles
from here, search for ones with
ranges more than 300 yards
Sure, but tell me why?
Barr consistently filled his tank
on saturday and again on sunday
He took a long drive almost every weekend
He could be going anywhere.
Yes, if it's a bar, bowling alleys
or strip clubs we will never find it
But a match level gun range..
There might be two.
And he made his own bullets,
that means he shot a lot
I am guessing every Saturday,
maybe with a friend.
Why is it so
important to friends?
Assuming he had any
Drop me at the auto parts store.
Wait, Which one?
I don't know, she just
said "the autopart store".
She?.. who ? Reacher, can you
be a little more specific?
I didn't say "an"
autopart shop.
Which one stands out in your
mind as "the" autopart store?
Do you want me to wait?
I will meet you back at the office later.
How will you get there?
I will hitch a ride
How Can I help you?
Does Sandy work here?
What's this about?
So she does things, I need to speak
with her, it's a personal matter.
She's on the book
Legal, personal matter
Are you a cop?
Call her out Gary..
I am gonna need to see some ID.
Go and get Sandy.
Well I need to see something
How about the inside of an ambulance?
Okay, I am calling the police
I don't think Sandy will want police
intervention, let's ask her..
You, Hello I need help Hello
You are not allowed back in here man
Shit !
You know this guy?
Tell him.
Give us a few Gary..
Listen... I wasn't.. I didn't
know that was gonna happen.
It was Jeb, the big guy.. Jeb Oliver
He told me you were a predator, you
were supposed to start groping me
Just don't hurt me.
Sandy sit down.
Where can I find Jeb?
I don't know, he didn't
come to work today.
So he works here?
Yeah!
It's bullshit though, he cooks crystal
What's his address? Write it down.
I'm really sorry, You were
supposed to be a pervert.
And it was an easy 100 bucks.
That's all?
When Jeb asks, you do what he says
Am I in trouble?
Not if you let me have your car
I don't have a car.
Well sure you do.. it's outside,
I am guessing it's your
camaro, that whimsy little pickup
has Gary written all over it
Keys
I can't ! It's Jeb's car..
Oh.. won't he be surprised
when I drive it home for him.
Who are you Mr? Really?
I'm just a guy who wants to be left alone
I get off work at six.
Maybe we can...
Sandy.. Listen.
You seem like a sweet girl, pretty.
You are obviously sharp
Doing Gary's books for him. You don't
have to let these guys use you.
It's just what girls like me do.
You got money ?
A little.
Get out of town for a couple of days
why?
Get out of town Sandy
Is Jeb home?
I have a warrant to search the premises,
I see,
I hope you don't mind..
I got this. okay okay.
Don't move !
I will tell you what..
When I move, you pull the trigger..
Where is Jeb? He's not here.
Where can I find him?
Jesus, my hand..
Well, you shouldn't play with
guns, where can I find him?
You are the one driving
his car, you tell me..
Last I saw him, we saw
him leaving the jail
He said he had to see a guy.
What guy? Who?
I don't know, I don't know, I swear
Next I know his Mom woke up from
the bender and his shit's all gone
So he sorts his shit
a lot like that?
No, no man, he never leaves
his mom alone, shit ain't right
Got a car? It's outside.
Keys.
My hand man. they are in my... aaahh
Now look at your friends,
now look at my face
Do you ever want to see me again? No way..
Am I stealing your car?
You use it as long as you like..
You are very kind..
I think Jeb Oliver's
dead, Who is Jeb Oliver?
He's the guy from the bar.
Jesus, how hard did you hit him?
Not me, he was murdered.
Someone tried to make it
look like he left town.
Maybe he just left town
You pack your shower curtain
when you travel? It's what
you base your conclusions on?
What is that on your head?
You don't wanna know..
You said on the phone you
wanted to submit your findings.
James Barr is a sniper, he's not
the best, he's not the worst.
But he trained non-stop for two years.
What does training like that do?
What does any training do?
Skills become reflex,
muscle memory, you
do without thinking.
It also makes people who
aren't necessarily smart
seem smart by beating some
tactical awareness into them
And 99% of the evidence your father has
against Barr didn't exist in Baghdad,
not because Barr was smart,
but because he was trained
In that garage, the shooter
had the sun in his eyes
Targets were moving left and right. It's
difficult conditions for any sniper
But in Baghdad, you said Barr
was in a parking garage then
Because in Baghdad, the sun's behind him.
Targets coming straight ahead, single file
Ideal conditions for
even an average shooter
and the exact same conditions he would
have had upon that highway bridge
Up there, he would never even
have to get out of the van.
No parking meter, no
camera, no trace evidence
left behind and his
escape is assured
Now, I am not saying that he
couldn't have killed those
people at the riverbed, but he
wouldn't have. Not that way
So you are saying that he is crazy.
No
Oh, what exactly are you saying?
Any single piece of evidence, I will buy it
but all of it? fibers, finger
prints, stray brass case?
And who the hell pays for parking?
Saint or crazy? It just doesn't make sense.
Okay So.. Barr
he wanted to get caught, and
he wanted you to catch him
That would not explain how Barr,
an average shooter, firing in
poor condition, never missed
He did miss... he did.
Pristine bullet
Conveniently trapped by a liquid back stop.
The same bullet that tied
Barr's gun to the killings
and arguably the prosecutions single
most important piece of evidence.
If Barr wanted to get
caught, he didn't miss
By the way it doesn't make sense.
If he wanted
to get away with it,
he likely would have
and if he wanted to get caught, Barr
wasn't capable of such perfection
Then those guys took a route at me,
Who ever sent them made a mistake.
It was just a bar fight.
May be, or maybe someone got
nervous and tried to run me off
or put me in a coma, right
next to their ()
Pa ??
It was such a great crime scene
Now I am starting to think
it might be too great.
Not Emmerson, not your father,
not even Barr's own defense attorney
But Barr knew I would..
No matter how much I wanted it to be true.
That's why he asked for me.
Why you mean?
Are you suggesting...
James Barr is innocent.
You can see what this is.. can't you?
You gotta case in your hands, maybe
the last case you will ever have.
And you will do anything
to get to the bottom of it
Helen
You know.. you never should have retired..
Look please.
For all I know you
were standing at the
intersection with a card
board sign three days ago
I hired you, Jesus. My father was right.
It makes total sense now.
Helen
It's the way you live,
the way you move around
You are not just cut out for
the real world, are you?
Are you afraid that you will end
up like Barr? Is that this?
Look out the window.
No, I have work to do
humour me.
You need to leave
Let... let go of me
Can you tell me what you see? I see
the same things that I see every day
Imagine you have never seen it
Imagine that you've spent your
whole life in other parts of
the world, being told everyday
you are defending freedom
and finally decided you have had enough
Time to see what you have
given up your whole life for.
Maybe get some of that
freedom for yourself
Look at the people. Now
tell me which one are free?
Free from debt, anxiety, issues, fear
The fear of failure, indignity, betrayal
How many wish they were born
knowing what they know now?
Ask yourself how many would do
things the same way all over again.
And how many would live their lives like me
Look at the silver Audi across the street
that one has been following me all day.
What does that prove?
Here's his tag number? How long
will you take you to run it?
At this time of night,
I don't know, an hour?
Do it. Do it and then
I will leave
When?.. No.. this is my problem now.
I'll handle it.
Yeah, you are blown. Boys are
on to the license plates.
Done.
Go to this address
Allright, let's just say
that Barr didn't do it,
or did it because someone
put him up to it.
Either way, what have you got?
Conspiracy.
Yeah Conspiracy to kill 5 random people ..
It's ridiculous, right?
No point looking any further..
Exactly.
Exactly
What is this?
The motive
Just hold on to it?
What are we playing? Clue?
Yeah, Give it to me
Thank you
You sure that car was
following you all day?
Since you picked me up, why?
It is registered to a company
called Lebendauer Enterprises
A conspiracy to kill five random people,
...Ridiculous !!
Four !!
Four random people.
To hide one specific target.
Some one needed Oline Archer's
construction business.
And Oline, wouldn't let it go..
It's a convincing theory.
But it's just a theory
The first round is the least accurate
the snipers call it a 'cold shot'
meanwhile your eyewitnesses described a
pause between the first and second rounds
the one shot where the killer took his time
and Oline Archer was the second victim
the one shot that mattered
But it's just a theory.
Whoever framed was custom made for Barr..
Whoever chose him knew about
Baghdad, and the only one
who could have told them about
Baghdad was Barr himself.
He has at least one friend,
a very close one.
If you find that friend, you
will find the real shooter.
Real Shooter...!! Reacher .. My job..
Is to present the jury
with reasonable doubt.
What about catching the
guys who really did this
Catching the guys who did this?
Bringing them to justice.
No I can't take this... Exposing the truth
Even if I believed Barr is
innocent, it's not my job.
I am just a lawyer, I am not a cop
and frankly neither are you
I can't do this anymore
Thanks for the coffee counsellor
Sandy
Wait.. it's Sandy.. isn't it?
Do I know you?
Charlie, Jeb's friend
Oh come on... don't break my heart
I am sorry, I don't remember
Well we were both pretty wasted...
OH... yeah...
Oh you live here?
Just up there
No Shit.. I just moved in around the back
How crazy is that?
It's wild
Wow
You.. You look great.
Thanks
Look, I don't want to keep you so..
Maybe we can grab a drink sometime
Yeah maybe
Hey.. how about tonight?
I am meeting some people
Well, some other time then
some other time
Do it here.
What?
Reacher
There's a gun range in Ohio
with targets up to 700 yards
The only range that
matches your requirements
You should sleep
You have a long drive
tomorrow, and I need
to sleep and pull
up legal history
I won't do that, till I get back
If I am right, someone
killed four random
people so no one will
look directly to Oline
If I am right, just saying her
name could get you killed.
Are you saying I should be scared?
Are you smart?
Obviously
Then don't be scared
What exactly am I looking for?
Someone who could kill
that girl with one punch
You want the guy with 11 and nine?
Erny Johnson... you'll see..
Out of the car
I got a suspect.. move move..
Suspect is heading North on state route
Oh God! I just don't believe it.
I don't believe it
I issued the warrent
an hour ago.
According to the victim's boss, Reacher
was seen at her work place this morning
Where he threatened her Boss
The car he was driving that night
belonged to a friend of Jeb Olivers
The man he assaulted.
No those guys assaulted Reacher
Reacher put three more.
Men in the hospital this
afternoon at Jeb Oliver's place
After arriving in Jeb Olivers car
And Jeb hasn't been seen
since he left the hospital
Helen if you know where Reacher
is, you need to tell us.
I don't know where he is.
I have not seen him
since he left my office
a few hours ago.
I think she's telling the truth.
Oh you think dad!! fuck you!!
Hey I told you not to go near him.
You come into
my home and you treat me
like I am an accessory
Oh Lord.. Come on enough
You are both done .. just get out
This is Helen
I am guessing the police are there
Yeah
By your response
I am guessing I have
about 30 seconds before
you hang up the phone
Is that?
If you believe someone
can frame Barr, you
have to believe they
can do the same to me
I suppose that's possible
She was a sweet kid Helen
and they killed her because of me
They want me to run, but I won't
I am going to finish this.
No, that's not a good idea
Listen. two things.. One.. I stole your car
If you want to end this,
just hang up the phone
and report it missing,
I will understand
and any thing else?
I thought I would be pushing if I mentioned
this earlier, now I guess all bets are off
you need to watch what
you say to Emmersson or
your father I think one
of them is in on it.
Allright, thanks for calling. I have to go.
Wait, I have been followed from day one
Only three people knew I was here,
Emmerson, your father and you
You need to ask yourself, who has
the most to lose, if we clear Barr?
He will try to warn you off me
Of course I could be wrong, if you
think I am, just hand over the phone
No sense getting into it any deeper
Who's that you are talking to?
The office
Are we done?
Helen, listen..
Good night.
You got some fine shooters here
Finer folks here, rare too
coz most of them fellows out
there can't shoot worth a damn
you ask them to put three rounds in
a black round... they will suck it
Am looking for the owner.
That'll be me. Martin Cash
Arren Ward.
What can I do for you Mr. Ward?
I am looking for a friend
of mine, we served in Iraq
guy just dropped out of the grid you know..
That happens..
Anyway he was a shooter.
Last I heard he lived around
here somewhere.. When did
you get out of the army?
I didn't say the army
Well you said you served
there, you know jarhead
Man on a flying horse could see that
Well my father was in the
court, if that helps
Makes you happy aint it?
Hay your friend got a name?
Yeah, james Barr.
James Barr.. Never heard of him
Thank you
I think you have been dreading the moment
some cops come in asking after him,
because it's for sure some soccer
mom around here is more worried
about your range than she's
about the pool in her backyard,
has the drain cleaned under her sink?
Wouldn't matter it hurts
Barr did his killing about a
hundred miles away, only that
he came here to rehearse,
she will have a case to shut you down
and nothing better to do
What do you want?
I want to know who Barr's friends were
Those boys out there,
they are mighty touchy
when it comes to their
constitutional rights
Suppose I tell them a cop is in
here asking after my members
I'm not a cop.
What are you?
I work for Barr's attorney, we have
reason to believe he is innocent
The hell you say !!
Be that as it may. I am the only one
who bothered to track him this far
If you help me out, I will be in your debt
And if I don't?
Maybe you can coach soccer
You put three in the center
and maybe we will talk..
Can I have a few to warm up
That's you marker Mr. Ward..
Play ball!! Let's go
You are little rusty, Mr Reacher
I saw a man by that name
shoot for the Wilden cup
about ten years ago
and I am pretty sure you never
played second base for the Yankees
In 1925
I will answer one question
Who is your best shooter?
James Barr
I pulled all this down as soon
as I heard about the shootings.
The three best shots I have seen
on this side of the civilian life.
Suppose I told you Barr wasn't this
good on his best day in the army?
I handed out those myself,
that's my scroll on everyone
You hang them down range too?
Are you serious?
I am saying it's possible
if Barr had a friend,
one who switched the
targets in the range
or let him, made him feel like king
shit to have his name up on your wall.
I have never seen one real shooter
who would do that for his own mother
Unless he was framing his
mother for multiple murder
and using your range to do it
Barr didn't come alone, did he?
One of these nuts is likely to kill
you when they find that camera there
Hell, the camera is there because one
of these nuts is likely to kill me
There's Barr... I always liked him
There, him.
Son of a bitch
Helen Rodin speaking
Got a positive for out shooter,
picture, possible prints
one pissed off eyewitness
I can't talk right now
it's gonna be three hours to get back, and
don't talk to anyone untill I get back.
I'll look into that, thanks.
This is just what I could
pull this morning,
tax records, city and state permit
applications, contract bids,
Shaw corporation in Georgia, that's
the one next to Russia not Florida.
They work one city at a time,
acquiring a local construction
concern just ahead of major
civic redevelopment,
they build bridges no one
needs, highways no one uses
they are like a cancer,
a cell that won't stop growing
They moved 12 times in 15 years,
Atlanta, Albuquerque, Austin
Oklahoma City, Sacramento, always
amidst allegations of corruption
including millions of Dollars
in missing public funds
and yet never an investigation,
never even an enquiry!
It's as if Lebendauer
Enterprises were above reproach
Well, maybe that's because
the allegations come from the competition
Out of Bitterness, like Oline Archer
or maybe Lebendauer has tha
coperation of key officials
and maybe when that coperation isn't enough
they kill people who won't be bought off
like Oline Archer Come on Helen.. How
much of this does you honestly believe?
It doesn't matter how much I believe
It doesn't even matter how much I can
prove, it only matters how much is true
Do you know how delusional you sound?
What happened to you? Are
you really so set on
putting this man to
death that you'd ignore
with all these paper under
my own name, if Jack Reacher
is right my life, your
daughter's life is in danger now
Whatever happens to me next is on your head
You are the district attorney and
I've given you compelling evidence
to investigate Lebendauer Enterprises
Your next move will tell
me which side you are on
I say.. it's a test
This may be hard for you to
believe, but I do love you
and obviously I will turn a blind eye
no matter how absurd I find all of this
If you really believe you are in danger
And if you believe that
the next order of business is to put
you in protective custody right now
How safe will I be if you are a part of it
Jesus Helen
Businessman or personal
hard to tell them apart
I bet
Helen?
No
Sorry, Wrong Number
Mr. Reacher
Who's this?
Is this Reacher?
It's you...
The guy from the car
It's your boyfriend
Reacher, is that you?
Helen, are you hurt? No, she's gonna
be if you are not here in one hour.
Got to tell you how this works?
You walk me around and
make sure I am not
followed, then walk me
into an ambush and kill me
you ruined my surprise.
Oh.. I can do one better
I went down to the gun range at Hinge Creek
Got your picture, prints,
I am going to the Feds
Lawyer is all yours
Get the Zack
as second thought I would like to kill you
What say winner takes all?
Listen to me you prick..
I will kill this bitch if
you are not here in one..
Shit
You think I'm a hero? I'm not a hero
I am drifter with nothing to lose
if you kill that girl to put
me in a frame, I mean to
beat you to death and drink
your blood from a boot
Now this how it's gonna work.. you
are gonna give me the address
and I will be along when I
am damn good and ready,
if she doesn't answer the
phone when I call this number
if I even think you hurt her, I disappear
and if you are smart that scares you
because I am in your blind spot
and I have nothing better to do
You gotta pen?
Don't need one.
Army called the core for help
you have something for me?
You are kidding right? Just because I saw
you shoot ten years ago doesn't mean
that I will let you kill
some assholes with my gun
I told you how serious this was..
and I showed up didn't I ?
So let's get to it..
Now your shooter would be right
up there behind those lights
he can cover both rows coming and going
and kill you just as soon as you stand up
Can you take him out?
What? Dinner you mean?
Look I don't know what type of people
you normally associate with Reacher,
but I am not in the habit of driving out
og the boonies at the drop of a hat
and just picking on some
total strangers, allright?
Anyway can't see anything,
not with them lights up
So shoot them out.
Yeah sure
and he will know right where I am,
might as well set myself on fire.
I will start shooting when he does
and how do you propose we get him started?
Well you could always start running
What's wrong with your eye?
Saving my night vision
are you gonna mind if I ask you
kind of a personal question?
Oh you don't think I can shoot anymore?
It's a perishable skill
Well... Sun will be up in an hour
I heard them call you 'The Zack'
that prisoner? yes?
Tell me, killing all those
people I have to believe
the money you making
can't possibly be enough
enough...! there's no such thing.
We take what can be taken
This is what we do
And you?
This is what I think I
understand about you?
Why would you do it?
You make it sound like I had a choice
Oh .. didn't you?
You'll see..
You should know I have taken
steps, if anything happens..
If anything happens to
you it will happen in
front of your father while
he begs for your life
You should never have involved
him, now you will have
to convince him to forget
for your sake and for his
You say nothing but I see
the fight in your eyes
That's look I have seen many many times
when the soldier comes, when you watch
how he dies, it will change you
You will want to forget meddling
Reacher
Are you okay?
They are ready for you
I would like to think so
Don't do this, please don't do this.
Not for me
Listen Helen, They are not gonna
hurt you until they have me
and that's never gonna happen, hear me?
You just hang in there
coz I am coming to get you
Now say you believe me
I believe you
This was a bad idea
anytime now
Where the hell are you, gunny
You should Go
Drop it
I know you are in there Emmerson
It was staring me right in the face
the one piece that just didn't fit
that quarter
Nobody would have thought
to dump that meter
Not even me!
You were wrong about my father
I wouldn't make a big thing of it
Who is he?
He is John Do number two
???
They call him the Zach
Zach, prisoner.
What's your real name?
I was born in October, when I get to my
birthday I am gonna pull the trigger
One, two..
Jiloviak, Zach Jiloviak
Jiloviak
Jiloviak.
Human.
"Prisoner human being"
That's your real name?
That's all I remember
Call the police
Were you really gonna shoot him?
I knew I wouldn't have to
One look at this guy and you know
he will do anything to survive
one look at me and you
know I am not bluffing
Yes, I have an emergency
Yes, I will hold
We are in no hurry
With a name like yours, you
are gonna feel right at home
prison in America,
retirement home, if I go to
prison at all.
You think you are gonna walk?
You are a homeless drifter
wanted for murder, meantwhile I,
am an old man in the wrong place
at the wrong time, thanks
to you, who lives to say otherwise?
Who?
In have an emergency
We will see which one of us goes to prison
My bet..
Neither one
What did you do?
What does it look like?
How about the truth?
What about getting the
guys who really did this?
What about bringing him to justice
I just did.
What about clearing Barr?
What about clearing you?
I have faith you will sort it out and I
hear you have an emp on the local DA
What happens to you in the meantime?
I will keep moving, same as always
Is that my car?
This the lady?
Helen Rodin... Martin Cash
Pleasure... look like
hell there army! You
asked if I was afraid I
will end up like Barr
I am not, I am afraid I
will end up like this guy.
There's lot of dead bodies out here.
Let's get to it
We should probably go..
Wait, that's it.. it's just over?
You will be allright counsellor.
No.. What if I need you?
How will I find you?
Oh you don't need me
Not anymore
Get her number, let's go
I am Helen Rodin your attorney
This conversation is protected
by attorney client privilege
You understand what that means?
Yeah
Now the police didn't
talk to you, did they?
They are not allowed to
do that without me here
How bad was it?
How many did I?
You don't remember anything
about the incident?
No
I could hear the nurses
talking to the cops out there
Don't even remember wanting to do it
Look, I am not gonna fight this
If they say I done it, then I did
I've done things before
I did something bad... real bad
Long time ago
and I got away with it
James, how well do you know this place?
Pretty well
and how do you think you
would have done it?
I guess...
I would've parked up on the highway
sun will be at my back
at that time of the day
I got a van, set up in back
wouldn't have to worry about my brass
Get away real clean too
does that sound about right
that sounds as if you know your stuff
I forgot your name
It's Helen
Helen Rodin
You are gonna be okay James
I am gonna take care of you
You can't protect me
No one can ..
From what?
From who?
There's this guy
He's a kind of cop
at least he used to be
He doesn't care about the law
he doesn't care about proof
he only cares about what's right
he knows what I did
He knows who I am
This guy, he made me a promise
If I ever got in trouble again
He'll be there.