The Rainmaker movie plot
2021-12-31 08:02
Rudy Baylor is a law graduate in Memphis. After graduating from law school, he is still a poor boy, and he wants to make achievements in this long-awaited field. However, what he encountered was the vicious competition in the industry. As a result, he could only rely on his three-inch tongue to roam outside and stay in his car at night. Under the introduction of a friend, he came to work at Stone Law Firm.
Rudy’s partner, Dirk, is a fake lawyer who has never passed the legal qualification exam, but he is very experienced. Out of livelihood considerations, he often took Rudy to the hospital to defraud the person lying in the bed to sign the lawyer's power of attorney. But the good times didn't last long. Attorney Stone was accused of using illegal methods, and the law firm was also closed. So Rudy and Dirk decided to open an office of their own. Rudy has two cases in his hands, one is that an old lady asked him to amend his will. The old woman hopes to leave all her millions of property to a TV personality, but after investigation, she only has $40,000 in property. The old woman trusted Rudy very much and rented him the extra house in the family. In another case, Mrs. Black bought insurance for his son Downey, but when Downey got leukemia and needed money for surgery, the insurance company found various excuses not to pay for the patient’s medical expenses, which made Downey unable to pay. Received a bone marrow transplant in critical condition. In the face of defense lawyers hired by insurance companies with high salaries, Rudy launched a tit-for-tat struggle.
Rudy, who was inexperienced, looked embarrassed, but the lawyer on the other side tried all kinds of methods, including wiretapping, to prevent him from obtaining evidence; and the experienced Dirk all resolved the difficulties one by one. However, the personal and material evidence they had worked so hard to find was framed by the opposing lawyer as stolen. So Dirk went out to find Stone, and got Stone's guidance. In the end, the two turned defeat into victory, and the insurance company was sentenced to pay Mrs. Black a punitive damages of US$50 million. Although the insurance company filed for bankruptcy and Mrs. Black did not get the money, Rudy has a reputation in the industry
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Extended Reading
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Miss Birdie: This is that good process turkey.
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Rudy Baylor: I knew exactly what was going on here. Just like when Daddy was in the bedroom crying and Mommy was sitting in the kitchen, face all bloody, saying that Daddy was sorry.