Nick meets with Clyde in private, beats him, and yells at him in frustration that, if they had tried to convict Ames and Darby, they might have gone free. After Clyde's deadline passes, a number of Nick's assistants die from car bombs. Nick takes precautionary measures instead. He then demands to be released and all charges against him dropped or he will "kill everyone". Clyde explains to Nick that the murders are not about revenge, but the failures of the justice system. During a meeting with Nick and Cantrell, the judge is killed by an explosive hidden in her cell phone. They are warned Clyde can kill anyone anytime he wishes and that if he is in jail, it is all part of a bigger plan. After sharing his meal with a cellmate, Clyde proceeds to kill him with his steak bone, forcing the warden to secure him in solitary confinement.Ĭantrell and Nick meet the former's CIA contact, learning Clyde previously worked with the agency, creating imaginative assassination devices and orchestrating intricate lethal tactics against nearly impossible targets. Nick is too late to save Darby's lawyer as he was suffocated by time-mechanized materials while Clyde's lunch was delayed. Once he has his meal, Clyde provides the location of the lawyer. Nick agrees, though the lunch is delayed a few minutes by the warden's security measures. In court, Clyde represents himself and successfully argues he should be granted bail, but is jailed for contempt of court after berating the judge for accepting the legal precedent he cited, believing her too easily convinced and eager to let madmen and murderers back on the street.Īfter giving Nick his confession, Clyde demands an elaborate steak lunch and a music player be delivered to his cell by a specific time, in exchange for the location of Darby's lawyer, who was reported missing. In prison, Clyde demands a new mattress in his cell in exchange for a "confession." Nick initially refuses, but after learning that Clyde traumatized Nick's family with the video of Darby's murder, District Attorney Jonas Cantrell orders Nick to make the deal. When Darby's remains are found, evidence ties his death to Clyde Clyde willingly surrenders and goes to prison. His gun paralyzes Darby with tetrodotoxin-coated spikes Clyde straps Darby to a table, makes medical preparations to prolong Darby's suffering, and then video-records himself torturing Darby to death. The officer reveals that he is Clyde, and was also the caller. Darby hijacks a police car, forcing a lone officer to drive to a deserted warehouse. The caller, using an electronically distorted voice, using knowledge of cocaine and a possibly underaged woman in his apartment to warn Darby that he's looking at life in prison. Ten years later, Ames is executed via lethal injection, but he dies in agonizing pain due to a chemical alteration evidence implicates Darby, who is alerted by an anonymous caller. Clyde feels betrayed by Nick and the justice system. Ames is convicted and sentenced to death, while Darby is released after a few years. Unwilling to risk lowering his high conviction rate, he makes a deal with Darby: in exchange for testifying against his accomplice, Rupert Ames (who only intended to steal from Clyde and flee), Darby will plead guilty to third degree murder and receive a lighter sentence. Prosecuting attorney Nick Rice is unable to securely convict Darby due to mishandled evidence. In a Philadelphia home invasion, Clarence Darby murders the wife and daughter of engineer Clyde Shelton, who is forced to watch. Gary Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture). The film also garnered NAACP Image Awards nominations for both Jamie Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and F. The film was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, but lost to Inglourious Basterds. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009. It stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx and takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer. Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film directed by F.