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Today I'll show you a crime-thriller film: "Primal Fear"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins with a lawyer being interviewed about his notion of truth,
to which the lawyer replies that what only matters is his version of it
Afterward, the lawyer, named Martin, attends an event hosted by the beloved Archbishop of the city
There, Martin encounters his former one-night-stand lover, nicknamed Beauty
He tries to rekindle their old hormone flame,
but Beauty shuts him down by reminding him that it was just a one-night stand
In the next scene, Martin is in a meeting with his former boss to discuss his client's settlement
After a thorough conversation, Martin leaves the place,
so that he can talk to his client about the proposed settlement
Meanwhile, inside the Archbishop's residency, an unknown figure attacks and murders the Archbishop
While this is happening, Martin discusses with his client about the settlement,
which includes the condition that the client leaves the town
His client agrees to settle, but refuses to leave the neighborhood
Afterward, police and media personnel swarm the Archbishop's place
A detective examines the murder site, as well as the mutilated body of the Archbishop
Side by side with this investigation,
the police are already chasing a young man that is drenched in blood
After a considerable time of chasing, the police manage to catch their prime suspect
Martin is currently in a bar with his colleague,
and watches the scene unfold from the bar's television,
prompting him to immediately leave his colleague's presence
Martin then calls his secretary about the suspect's current whereabouts
As soon as he receives the information about the suspect's location,
Martin immediately heads to where the suspect is held
Inside the facility, he requests an interview with the incarcerated
There, he examines and talks with the young man
The young man, Aaron, appears to be an innocent man with a stutter
Martin learns that Aaron is working as an altar boy under the Archbishop's service,
and that Aaron has a case of blacking-out certain moments in his life
Furthermore, Aaron believes that there is another person in the room when the murder happened
As such, Martin offers his services to defend Aaron, free from charge
The following day, Martin discusses with his team about the young man's narrative
His team is not convinced by the story, but Martin wants to continue with the case
He then tells his team to research and investigate every piece of information
that surrounds the case
Meanwhile, Beauty is given the role of the prosecutor by Martin's former boss,
who is a close friend of the Archbishop
While on his way to the Archbishop's residence, Martin encounters Beauty,
who tells him that he is chasing a headline
After their brief conversation,
Martin proceeds to enter the Archbishop's room to observe the crime scene
Afterward, Martin heads to the correctional facility, where Aaron is temporarily held
He gives Aaron a set of instructions for the upcoming court proceedings,
such as not answering the question of the judge, and letting Martin handle the case
And so, they head to the court proceedings
In the beginning, Martin advises the court that Aaron will not speak,
so as to prevent him from saying things that will incriminate him
While this is happening, Martin's assistant goes to the motel where Aaron had stayed
While inspecting the room of its contents, which includes a picture of a girl attached to a book,
the assistant gets attacked by a man wearing a crucifix earring
The assistant manages to forcefully grab the earring,
causing the bleeding assailant to leave the room
Immediately after, Martin gives the earring to Aaron and asks about it,
and Aaron tells him that it belongs to another altar boy
Martin then asks Aaron about the picture, and Aaron answers that it is his girlfriend of sorts
Martin gets furious, because he thinks Aaron is not telling the whole truth
Afterward, Martin asks a psychiatrist to interview Aaron about his condition of "blacking out"
The psychiatrist accepts the proposition by Martin
later, inside Aaron's cell,
the psychiatrist sets up a camera so that their interview will be recorded
In this interview, the psychiatrist learns that Aaron's mother is dead, his father is abusive,
and that he did not seek any therapy for the traumas
Meanwhile, Martin seeks Beauty in a bar
After pulling her from a table, Martin converses with Beauty about continuing the case
Martin believes that Aaron is innocent, and that if he loses, Aaron's life will unfairly end
Still, Beauty wants to continue the case
In the following hearing, the tension between the two is evident,
so much so that the judge orders a recess to stop their bickering
Meanwhile, the psychiatrist continues to interview Aaron
While interviewing him, the psychiatrist notices that Aaron seems to be apprehensive,
when asked about his supposed girlfriend
Back in Martin's office, his secretary informs him about the Archbishop's investments,
which has the boss' name as one of the primary investors
Coincidentally, the investment foundation is tied with his former client's issue,
about his neighborhood being turned into high-rise condos
By talking to his former client, he learns that the Archbishop stopped supporting the investment,
which means that his former boss lost millions because of it
Martin then talks with his former boss over dinner
The boss warns him not to mess with the powerful people of the city, which includes him
In the following proceeding, Beauty and Martin are engaged in a legal battle,
described as the "trial of the century"
However, Martin's side is dealt a huge blow when the prosecutors reveal that
the carving left on the Archbishop's chest,
refers to an actual book
Within that book, there is an underlined passage that refers to a man having two faces
This is a definite proof of motive, something which might incriminate Aaron
As such, Martin approaches Aaron about the book,
and Aaron tells him that he did not underline nor read that particular book
Martin also gets angry with his team for this apparent misstep, which might lead to losing the case
Afterward, the psychiatrist continues interviewing Aaron,
who pressures Aaron to answer about his girlfriend
After a while, Aaron's switch seems to flip,
as he momentarily transforms from this innocent stuttering boy into an angry, straight-talking man
This scares the psychiatrist
Meanwhile, Martin and his assistant try to corner the other altar boy
After chasing the altar boy down to the slum areas of the city, they finally catch the man
There, they interview him about his reason for being in Aaron's room
The altar boy tells them that he's recovering from the room a tape of him, Aaron and his girlfriend
performing lascivious acts in front of the Archbishop
Because of this information, Martin hurriedly takes the tape from the Archbishop's residence,
and exchanges it with a fake tape
Afterward, Martin and his team proceed to watch the tape containing the obscene acts
After that, Martin immediately goes to Aaron's cell to talk to him about the tape
The psychiatrist tries to warn him about the encounter earlier,
but Martin does not listen to her, because his mind is fixed on Aaron
After the psychiatrist leaves the room, Martin angrily confronts Aaron,
because he thinks that he is lying to him
After all, the tape is a definite motive to kill the Archbishop
After being pressured to admit that he killed the Archbishop, Aaron changes his demeanor
Like earlier with the psychiatrist, he suddenly becomes a new man,
who quickly and violently confronts Martin
This new character threatens Martin about beating him up, if he makes Aaron cry again
This alter-ego, who goes by the name of Roy,
tells Martin that he's the one that killed the Archbishop,
and that Aaron could not have done it because he is a scaredy-cat
Roy also becomes furious, upon learning that Martin already knows about the tape
However, Aaron, or Roy, reverts to his innocent self when he sees the psychiatrist,
immediately asking about what happened,
which indicates that his cases of black-outs are connected with his alter-ego
This puts Martin in a rough spot, not only because he's dealing with an insane person,
but also because he cannot change the plea mid-trial
Due to the stressful turn of events, Martin opts to drink his problems in a bar
After encountering his colleague, Martin rants about his colleague's former question,
which is about defending a person that did the crime
Martin then answers that while he is a headline chaser,
he believes above all in the notion of "innocent until proven guilty"
Afterward, Martin admits to his team that he made a mistake
But Martin still argues that the State can only convict a person that has an intention to kill,
something which Aaron does not have
Martin then plans to give Beauty the tape of the Archbishop's abuse
Later on, after receiving and watching it,
Beauty calls Martin about meeting up to discuss the appalling tape
The two lawyers meet in a bar,
where Beauty confronts Martin about stealing the Archbishop's belongings
Martin tells her that he does not intend to use it,
and Beauty immediately infers that he wants her to use the tape
The following day, Beauty discusses with Martin's former boss about the tape
The boss threatens her to destroy the tape immediately, if she wants to retain her career
In the next hearing, Beauty decides to call Martin's assistant to the witness stand
After deliberating with the judge, Martin allows for this to happen
As such, Beauty asks a few questions to Martin's assistant, regarding the nature of the tape
This shocks the audience
In the next scene, Martin goes to a bridge to see the resurfacing of his former client's dead body
It is for this reason that, in the next hearing, Martin calls for his former boss to testify
There, he attacks his former boss, who is a former State Attorney,
with the information about his protection of the Archbishop's obscene misconducts
Because of this rather personal vendetta against his former boss,
Martin gets called by the judge to her room, where the judge warns her of stepping over the line
In the next hearing, Martin decides to interrogate the psychiatrist on the witness stand
When the psychiatrist tells him that Aaron has a multiple personality disorder,
Beauty decides to object, because it seems as if they are trying to showcase Aaron's insanity
The judge allows Martin to continue his line of questioning,
but stops him when, once again, the psychiatrist mentions Aaron's mental illness
This prompts Beauty to interrogate the psychiatrist as well
After a barrage of questioning, Beauty seems to have the upper hand,
specifically when she asks about a video proof of Aaron's transformation into Roy
Sadly, she cannot provide it, because the camera is off during that encounter
In the following hearing, Martin decides to call Aaron into the witness stand
There, he interrogates him to the point of frustration, but not enough for him to turn into Roy
He gives this opportunity, instead, to the unwitting Beauty,
who pressures Aaron with a barrage of questions regarding his relationship with the Archbishop
Just as Beauty finishes her inquiry, Aaron turns into Roy
Immediately, Roy charges towards Beauty, and puts her in a chokehold,
threatening everyone that he will break Beauty's neck
The police quickly swarm and separate Roy from Beauty
This sudden commotion forces the judge to stop the hearing,
and summon the two lawyers into her room
Inside the judge's room, the judge informs the lawyers that the case has been dismissed,
and that the plea will be rightfully changed into that of insanity
After the judge leaves the room, Martin assists her in lighting the cigarette,
and asks her if she is alright, to which Beauty answers that she is understandably not okay
Beauty then concludes that Martin has used her to trigger Aaron's alter-ego
Martin decides to comfort her, while also trying to rekindle their hormone flame
However, Beauty does not have it
Martin later visits his client to inform him about the judge's decision
At first, Martin asks him if he remembers what happened in the courtroom;
and of course, Aaron replies that he does not remember it because he blacked out
Afterward, Martin informs him about the dismissal,
which means that he will head to the hospital instead of death row
Aaron expresses both relief and happiness with this news
After Aaron thanks Martin for saving his life, the two hug in the middle of the cell
But before Martin leaves,
Aaron asks him to tell Beauty that he is sorry for what he did to her neck,
to which Martin gives an accepting nod
As he is leaving, Martin is stopped with a sudden realization
He returns to confront Aaron about remembering the incident despite him blacking out
Right then, Aaron claps at Martin for finally figuring it out
In a sudden twist of events, Aaron is faking his whole ordeal of having an alter-ego,
to which Martin applauds him for doing a great job pretending
Martin then concludes that there never was a "Roy"
But in an even more gut-wrenching revelation, Aaron reveals the opposite;
that there is, in fact, no "Aaron"
This sends shockwaves all over Martin's body, as he realizes that he had just saved a criminal
As Martin gets out of there with a visible shock on his face, Roy taunts him,
telling him that they are a good team, and that this event will toughen him up
The movie ends with Martin passing through the people-less backdoor of the building
instead of the front,
possibly due to the shame of being part of what had just transpired
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