Bridge of Spies

1957 - COLD WAR INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

The next stop is Broad Street.

Broad Street will be next.

Upstairs. This way.

He did not come up this way. Anything.

He is not up here. Go back down.

Excuse me.

Go ahead and park around the corner.

Visitors.

Do you mind if I fetch my teeth?

Colonel, would you turn around, please?

Sit down on the bed.

Let us go.

They are in the... The teeth are in the on the sink.

Look at me. We are agents...

from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Look at me!

I am talking to you.

We have received information...

concerning your involvement in espionage.

You can either cooperate with us right now,

or, you will be under arrest.

Do you understand, Colonel?

No, not really.

Why do you keep calling me "Colonel"?

You need to get dressed.

We have to search your apartment.

Would you mind if I cleaned my palette?

The paints, it will be ruined otherwise.

It is just behind you there.

I have a cloth myself.

Thank you.

Start searching the place. Thank you.

All right! Search the mattress,

the bed, the floorboards, his chair.

Would you put that in the ashtray? On the window still there.

Take a good look at that desk.

Let us see the desk.

Would you not want to get this ruined?

Do not you say "my guy."

He is not "my guy."

Yes, he is "your guy." Who about are we talking?

We are talking about a person whom did my client?

So, do not make him "my guy."

Okay, fine.

My point is, the person insured by your client,

He does not deny that any of these things happened.

"These... These things"?

Yes, these five things.

Wait, hold it, and hold it, and hold it.

Not five things.

One thing.

Clearly, it is five things.

Well, I am sorry, It is not clear to me.

Five things? Explain it to me.

It is self-evident.

Okay, and then tell me what happened.

Tell me the story in a way that makes sense for five things.

Fine, absolutely. Your person is...

Not my person. Insured by my client.

The person insured by your client...

is driving down State Highway 19.

When he loses control of his car and hits my five guys.

The five people who hired me to represent them.

Because you are not honoring your claim.

You mean my client is not honoring the claim, the insurance company?

Mr. Donovan, we are all clear who is who, here?

Except my client honors every claim.

They do, Mr. Bates.

Every single legitimate claim,

up to the limit of their liability.

Which is $100,000 per accident?

In the case of this man's policy.

And, this is one claim.

According to your description: "He hit my five guys."

The person insured by my client had one accident.

One, one, one.

Losing control of the car and hitting five motorcyclists.

From their point of view, five things happened.

Look, Bob. May I Bob?

"Jim."

If I go, bowling and I throw a strike, one thing happened.

Ten things did not happen.

Jim, my people are not bowling pins.

As much as your person may have treated them as such.

If... Let me finish. Let me finish.

If your house is insured for $100,000.

And, a tornado carries it away,

it carried away one house.

It did not pick up every stick of furniture.

And, destroy it in a separate incident.

If that is what, you are saying,

Then, there is never any limit to our liability.

That is the end of the insurance business.

Then, Bob nobody is safe.

Waters, Cowan and Donovan. How may I direct your call?

Good morning, Mr. Donovan!

Good morning, Alison!

I moved your 9:00 a.m. with Prudential, Sir.

Why did you do that?

I asked to her do.

Is everything all right, Tom?

Why do not you leave your stuff with Alison, and come on inside?

Something important has come up.

Somebody is here to see us.

Natalie is getting your coffee.

Nescafe, cream, two lumps. Right?

That is right. Thanks.

- Lynn! - Jim!

Nice to see you again. How is the family?

Great, good. Thanks. How is Annie?

Homicide. We had the in-laws for the holiday.

If she acts on it, she will have good representation.

Now, what is up?

Okay, here is the thing.

The Soviet spy who caught, we want you to defend him.

Here is the indictment.

Wow!

I am not sure. I want to pick that up.

The accused does not know any lawyers.

The federal court tossed it into our lap.

The Bar Committee took a vote.

You are the unanimous choice.

It is important to us.

It is important to our country, Jim.

That this man is getting a fair chance.

American justice will be on trial.

Of course! When you put it that way.

It is an honor asked.

But, Lynn, I am an insurances lawyer.

I have not done criminal work in years.

It is like riding a bike. Is not it?

You distinguished yourself at Nuremberg.

I was on the prosecution team.

Not the point.

You are no stranger to criminal law.

Jim, look at the situation.

The man reviled publicly.

And, I will be, too.

Yes, in quarters that is more ignorant.

That is exactly why this has done,

and, capably done.

It cannot look like our justice system,

tosses people on the ash heap.

Suppose I will do. As the evidence, looks like.

Very overwhelming.

Great. Great.

Everyone will hate me but at least I will lose.

What do you think, Tom?

The firm will suffer. I have work here.

I think it is a patriotic duty.

It is an important mission.

I told Lynn, the firm could not say no.

You would have a tough time saying no, too.

I think you have to defend the son of a bitch.

You are doing it.

What are you doing?

Defending Abel, the Soviet spy.

I may. I have to speak to...

Wait! How do you know? Did they post it on the bulletin board?

No, I... I was talking to Richard Earl.

Look, if I do this, I am going to need your help.

Can you work tonight?

I have a dinner date, Sir.

It is Tuesday, right. Yeah, no, I am free, completely free.

Thank you, Sir.

It is also an honor.

And, the Bar Association asked me...

because they want to show that even a spy,

gets a capable advocate.

Maybe it is the kind of honor without we could do.

Honey, what are you doing in home?

I have stood up.

That is despicable.

Who is this knot-head?

I would rather not to say.

Sit down. We just started.

People are scared.

They are building bomb shelters to protect themselves.

- From people like this man. - Ok.

I go to the store,

people are buying canned food and Potassium tablets.

It is all about this man, and what represents.

He is a threat to all of us. A traitor.

- Who is a traitor? - The Rosenberg was traitor.

Who were they?

They gave atomic secrets to the Russians.

They were Americans. They betrayed their country.

You cannot accuse Abel of being a traitor.

He is not an American.

Listen to yourself.

You are defending him already.

You are rehearsing it on me.

You said you were just thinking about taking it.

I am just thinking about it, just very hard.

Everyone deserves a defense. Every person matters.

Jim, what do we deserve?

Do you know how people will look at us?

Family man is trying to free a traitor.

He is not a traitor, Mary. Yes, yes.