▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁Art ▁Har per ▁that ▁night ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁advice ▁and ▁receives ▁a ▁p ep - t alk ▁from ▁Har per , ▁demand ing ▁he ▁use ▁every ▁legal ▁trick ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁new ▁client . ▁They ▁are ▁interrupted ▁by ▁Susan ▁( Jo an ▁Black man ), ▁Har per ' s ▁daughter , ▁who ▁has ▁rom antic ▁feelings ▁for ▁David ▁and ▁who ▁has ▁arrived ▁back ▁in ▁town ▁from ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁During ▁dinner ▁Mitchell ▁says ▁that ▁Ben ▁Brown ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁killing ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁is ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁gas ▁chamber . ▁He ▁knows ▁that ▁Brown ▁is ▁unlikely ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ▁in ▁town , ▁and ▁even ▁he ▁conf esses ▁to ▁having ▁pre con ce ived ▁not ions ▁about ▁him . ▁ ▁Har per ▁says ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁Mitchell ' s ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁defense ▁on ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁that ▁while ▁he ▁himself ▁is ▁not ▁health y ▁enough ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁case ▁personally , ▁he ▁will ▁help ▁Mitchell ▁try ▁to ▁obtain ▁justice ▁for ▁the ▁accused . ▁Susan ▁also ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁legal ▁secretary , ▁hoping ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁Mitchell ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁new ▁client . ▁He ▁runs ▁into ▁Ben ' s ▁wife , ▁Laura - M ae ▁Brown ▁( Jo ey ▁He ath erton ), ▁who ▁turned ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁and ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁des pis es ▁her ▁husband , ▁and ▁" h op