Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 149 Your Client, My Client
"What happened here?" Lindsay Dole, dressed in formal attire, had just rushed to Ronald's house from the court to review the contract overtime.The door of Ronald's room was wide open, and there were several policemen inside, who were putting the scripts collected by Ronald and his own into the file bag.

"I'm Ronald Lee's lawyer, officers, what's going on here?"

A white policeman glanced at her, saw a round-faced blonde beauty, and answered her question, "Your client is suspected of kidnapping and illegal detention, and has been taken to the Southern Manhattan Police Station."

Lindsay saw that Ronald was taken away without her presence. She knew that the case might be serious, and she immediately turned around and walked to the stairs, preparing to go to the Southern Manhattan Police Station for bail.

"Excuse me, are you Ronald's lawyer?" Lindsay saw a man and a woman walking by the stairs, blocking her way. The woman also had a round face, so she asked her identity.

"Who are you?" Lindsay turned to the two of them, and glanced back at the police officer at the door of Ronald's apartment, not far away.

"Don't get me wrong, we are CAA's agents, and we were waiting for you to sign the contract." Richard handed over a business card to identify himself.

"Before Ronald is taken away, let's find his lawyer and explain the situation." The three came to the Ukrainian restaurant opposite the apartment. The conflict between the two "brokers" was explained from beginning to end.

"That Miss Pfeiffer, where is it now?" Lindsay Dole saw the point of the case at a glance. As long as Michelle Pfeiffer appeared and could testify for Ronald, all problems would be solved.

"We don't know, but we heard from Ronald that he wanted to take Michelle to his aunt's house."

"So those two liars are probably the whistleblowers who falsely accused Ronald to the New York Police Department," Lindsay quickly guessed the mastermind behind the scenes.

"This matter can be big or small, it may be a report to vent their anger, or they may be staring at us to find out the whereabouts of Miss Pfeiffer, and then snatch people to escape from the New York State border, so that before alerting the FBI, which can enforce laws across states , they can try to control Miss Pfeiffer again and make her retract the confession. If so, Ronald will be very passive."

"How do you need us to cooperate?" Richard said the lines first.

"It's okay, you just stay here temporarily, and then give me the contact information of your hotel. We can't assume that the two suspects have no accomplices. They are likely to follow us separately. You just need to stay in a safe place in the hotel."

"We're staying at the Holiday Inn." Richard took out the matchbox from the hotel, wrote his room number, and handed it to Lawyer Lindsay.

"Okay, I'll make two calls first."

"Karen? I'm Ronald's lawyer, Lindsay, yes... he's fine, nothing happened. Those two crooks reported him for taking Michelle Pfeiffer and hiding her. … ...well, you don't need to do anything, don't call the police, and wait for my colleagues to come over before doing anything."

Lindsay took another change from his bag and stuffed it into the payphone.

"Bobby, this is Lindsay, my client Ronald is involved in a criminal case, kidnapping and illegal detention of personal liberty, there is a search warrant for..., and he was taken to the police station before seeing a lawyer."

"Lindsay, in this case, your client will either have key evidence in the hands of the police, or there will be a shocking case, and the police station will be under pressure from above, so they are very urgent and ignore the flaws in the procedure."

"Bobby, can you use your connections with the NYPD and the D.A. to find out what's going on?"

"Are you that confident in your customers?" Bobby asked rhetorically.

"Yes, because he is innocent. The person involved is actually at her aunt's house."

"Okay, where are you? . . . XXX Street, East Village . . . I'll ask Rudy first, and I'll meet you there."

Lindsay stuffed the coin for the third time.

"Helen? I need your help with a favor."

"I'm still catching up on sleep. Don't you know that lack of sleep is the natural enemy of a woman's beauty? Well, what can I do for you?"

"I have a client... Can you find out what's going on in New York today?"

"Okay, but you owe me a spa treatment for two. Who is your client? Ronald Lee? Is he handsome?...Looks the same as the actor who played Superman? You didn't say it earlier...I'm dead, call me with news Your pager."

Lindsay Dole drove to Ronald's aunt's house, leaving the two CAA agents wondering what to do.

"Do you still want to sign Ronald as a client?" Paula asked Richard.

"Of course, why not? I can sign a promising film screenwriter during the apprenticeship stage. I will think that God has blessed me. Why, you don't want to sign him?"

Paula shook her head, "I don't mean that. I just care more about the sunny boy in the casting studio. His face is very suitable for the movie screen. He is a star material. I hope I can talk to him."

"As long as Ronald is proven innocent, we can ask him." Richard didn't think it was a rare thing, "So you still prefer star actors, right?"

"Yes, stars are the cornerstone of Hollywood, and those who have stars own the box office."

"I quite agree with the boss's opinion. Now is a good time to enter the studio. Many studios have suffered serious losses. In recent years, the new management has been skipped by the TV industry. For example, Paramount Eisner from Columbia, Frank Price from Columbia. What they need most is a good script, which is why good scripts in recent years can sell for astronomical prices of 20 to 30 U.S. dollars."

"Your training course is really good." Paula couldn't say whether it was praise or criticism, "If you were allowed to be Ronald Lee's main manager, would you be willing?"

Richard glanced at Paula unexpectedly, put down the knife and fork, and clasped his hands tightly: "What? Are you willing to give up the position of the main manager?"

Richard knew that Rick Nisita actually didn't care about the screenwriter, and he still insisted on the star route of William Morris.So as long as Paula didn't fight him, he had no competition as Ronald Lee's prime manager.

"Yes, Ronald is your client. If he's all right tonight."

"Conditions?" Richard is not a childish person, and Paula certainly has her conditions.

"Try to support me in business meetings from now on, and then...help me sign that sunny boy as my client." Paula decided that if Ronald couldn't come out for a while, she would go to the "Endless Love" crew to inquire, anyway, the director Zeffirelli is also the subject of CAA's public relations. If you want him to jump over, it should not be difficult to ask the name of an unknown young actor.

"Deal." Richard quickly agreed.

……

"Lindsay!" A tall, bald-headed black man jumped out of the corridor of Karen's house and called out to Lindsay Dole.

Lindsay wasn't scared at all. It was her law firm colleague Eugene, ex-cop and current lawyer. "Hello, Eugene. Is the client in?" Lindsay pointed to the door of Karen's house.

"Yes, the client, Michelle Pfeiffer, is talking to Bobby about her situation." Bobby is a friend of Ronald's agent Eddie and the boss of Lindsay Law Firm, Robert Donnell.

"I'll stay here, those two vegetarian liars may follow you to find her."

"Thank you, Eugene." Attorney Lindsay knocked on the door and entered Karen's house.

"Bobby, what's the matter? What's the news from the police? Did Miss Pfeiffer tell you?" Lindsay pulled Bobby Donnell aside and asked about the situation.

"My teacher's friend Rudy, who once served as an assistant prosecutor of the federal government, has a lot of connections in the Southern District of New York. The news said that the police's reckless actions were because the serial rapist and murderer committed another crime."

"The one like Bundy?" Lindsay still remembered the serial rapist and murderer Teddy Bundy who was arrested and sentenced to death last year.

He has an appearance that women are willing to date. The top student at the University of Washington, with this skin, raped and killed about 30 women. After being detained, some girls wooed him and married in prison and give birth to a child.

"Yes, they gave him a nickname, Manhattan Bundy." Attorney Bobby Donnell said, "Your client Ronald, who fits the suspect's psychological profile, is highly educated and good-looking. popular with women."

"It doesn't matter, it's just a coincidence. As long as Miss Pfeiffer can provide testimony to the police, my client's innocence can be restored."

"I'm sorry, Lindsay, but this may not be possible in the short term. Ms. Pfeiffer cannot immediately testify for your client."

"Why?" Lindsay asked very strangely.

"Because I am responsible for my client, giving testimony will expose my client's privacy, smoking, alcohol, drug addiction, which has a very bad effect on an actress' career. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Just now I officially represented Miss Michelle Pfeiffer, and she is now my client."

"Wade, Bobby, are you crazy?" Lindsay blurted out, "You can apply to the judge to testify anonymously, so that her privacy will not be exposed. And Michelle Pfeiffer's money was scammed Now, she may not be able to pay your lawyer's fees now."

"Yes, Lindsay, but it will take time, so I beg you, to postpone Pfeiffer's testimony until tomorrow afternoon until I get permission from the judge. As for the attorney's fees, I'm just representing her on behalf of my conscience."

"No, it's okay, I'm willing to testify for Ronald." Michelle Pfeiffer heard the loud quarrel between the two lawyers in the room, opened the door and walked out. "Ronald was falsely accused for me, and I can't let him get in trouble."

"Your client said yes, too, Bobby."

"But I have to consider the best interests of my client. Michelle, let me explain to you slowly. It's not that I don't want to help Ronald, but I want to get a guarantee to protect your privacy before I testify."

"You are a pedantic idealistic lawyer who doesn't receive legal fees." Lindsay said angrily.

"You only have money in your eyes, and sometimes you forget the ideal realist lawyer."

"You! Don't forget who earned the money for the firm and paid the bills."

"Beep, beep, beep..." Lindsay Dole's pager rang in her bag, interrupting her argument with Bobby's attorney.

"Hello, Helen." Lindsay called the Assistant Attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan, New York, her live-in best friend, Helen Gable.

"One piece of good news, and one piece of bad news." Helen said with a slightly hoarse sexy voice.

"The good news is that they arrested Ronald without a Probable Cause. You can easily challenge the procedure and revoke the arrest decision of the New York police."

"What about the bad news?"

"The bad news is that he is suspected of being the serial killer Manhattan Bundy. He is now being interrogated by the FBI Task Force. If he pleads guilty, you will be in trouble.

Federal law enforcement has never cared much about violating the Fourth Amendment, and they will take your client Ronald's case to federal court.Compared with state courts, federal courts also tend to not use the Fourth Amendment to exclude evidence obtained at trial after wrongful arrest. "

(Content of the Fourth Amendment of the United States: Except in accordance with reasonable grounds and procedures, the right of the people to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, residences, documents, and property shall not be violated.)
"I'm going to the FBI office, they can't keep Ronald in custody."

"Dangling..." Aunt Karen stood at the door of the bedroom, and the coffee she brought to the lawyer dropped on the floor. "Why was Ronald detained by the FBI?" Aunt Karen asked in a trembling voice.

(End of this chapter)