The Pelican Brief

Voyles, Lewis, and Eric East attend a meeting with Coal and the President. The Underground Army has claimed responsibility for burning down dozens of pornography theaters in the past 24 hours “in celebration of the death of Rosenberg” (74). The President pressures the FBI to make arrests, but Voyles insists that they must wait until they have the legally required evidence. Lewis confirms that the FBI may take many months to find out who killed Jensen and Rosenberg. Coal provides a list of potential replacement Justices and insists that their names not leak during the FBI’s background checks. Voyles knows that this is impossible. They shout at one another until the President restores the peace.

Callahan meets Darby for the first time in four days. They drink wine and eat pizza while Callahan explains that he is due to fly out the next morning to see Verheek and to take part in a legal conference. As Callahan pressures Darby for sex, she reveals her findings after a week of research. She has one suspect but is not wholly convinced. Nevertheless, she has written up her findings in a draft report. Callahan promises to read it.

In the early hours of the morning, a cop named Cleve visits the house of a reporter named

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