' s ▁coat , ▁which ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁jur ors ▁in ▁the ▁trial ▁have ▁been ▁b rib ed . ▁At ▁N ess ' s ▁request , ▁the ▁judge ▁subsequently ▁orders ▁that ▁the ▁j ury ▁in ▁the ▁Cap one ▁trial ▁be ▁switched ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁un related ▁divor ce ▁trial ▁in ▁the ▁adjacent ▁court room . ▁This ▁prompt s ▁Cap one ' s ▁lawyer ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁guilty ▁ple a ▁despite ▁his ▁client ' s ▁en rag ed ▁protest s . ▁Cap one ▁is ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁eleven ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁Cap one ▁begins ▁serving ▁his ▁sentence , ▁N ess ▁clos es ▁up ▁his ▁office ▁and ▁gives ▁Mal one ' s ▁St . ▁J ude ▁med all ion ▁and ▁call box ▁key ▁to ▁Stone ▁as ▁a ▁fare well ▁gift . ▁As ▁N ess ▁leaves ▁the ▁police ▁station , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁mentions ▁the ▁probable ▁repe al ▁of ▁Pro hib ition ▁and ▁asks ▁N ess ▁what ▁he ▁will ▁do ▁in ▁that ▁case . ▁N ess ▁rep lies , ▁" I ▁think ▁I ' ll ▁have ▁a ▁drink ." ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Cost ner ▁as ▁Eli ot ▁N ess ▁Charles ▁Martin ▁Smith ▁as ▁Oscar ▁Wal lace ▁Andy ▁García ▁as ▁George ▁Stone / Gi useppe ▁Pet ri ▁Robert ▁De ▁N iro ▁as ▁Al ▁Cap one ▁Se an ▁Con n ery ▁as ▁Jimmy ▁Mal one ▁Pat ric ia ▁Clark son ▁as ▁Catherine ▁N ess ▁Billy ▁Drag o ▁as ▁Frank ▁N itt i ▁Richard ▁Brad ford