character name in title   los angeles california   briefcase   execution   lawyer   african american   ipod   money   construction   business card   eyeglasses   death of protagonist   court   courtroom   black american   following someone   idealism   idealist   civil rights   being followed   jail visitation   contempt of court   los angeles skyline   hospital visit   romance subplot   afro hairdo   armenian   bulldog statue   buying a men's suit   continuance   death of law parter   gap in front teeth   jif peanut butter   lawyer client relationship   men's suit   murder of protagonist   noise violation   reference to bayard rustin   reward money   u.s. district court   vegetative state   x ray security   peanut butter sandwich   funeral   murder   written by director   street life   moral dilemma   title spoken by character   kiss   hitman   pay phone   reference to angela davis