Michael Clayton

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Clayton had met with Swinton's character two days or so before, and was known to be working on the case by people in his firm.

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He had just been given $80k bonus and 3-year contract by his own firm. That wasn't a bait-and-switch to fool him into his car where his demise awaited. It made no sense that Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen be in on it. Who else was in play? The one who stood central underneath Don Jefferies' mentorship, next to the signature that he DID have a lead on, that had a personal connection to Michael Clayton.

3-bet that [censored] all day. Plot hole? Yes, but it's cool to have to look at it through Clayton's eyes to see what the logical play is. If you watch carefully, his "solution" also pays off his brother's debt to the cop whom had to bury the seal - - he gets the collar of Tilda Swinton's Karen Crowder.

For credit, give the depth, complexity and intelligence to Gilroy's/Clooney's Michael Clayton. Just takes a while see imo...