Claire Kubik

Claire Kubik (born Claire Grimaldi) is the main protagonist of the 2002 thriller film, High Crimes. She is a Marin County lawyer trying to prove the innocence of her husband, Tom, charged with multiple murder. As the investigation progresses, she begins to doubt her own husband's innocence.
She was portrayed by who also portrayed Kate McTiernan in Kiss The Girls, Lexi Coop in Where the Heart is and Libby Parsons in Double Jeopardy.
== History ==
In the morning, an impatient Claire goes to see Tom at the workshop to be able to put the baby on the road, then begins a Beast with two backs session. She then goes to see the judge to plead the situation of one of her clients accused of rape. After having succeeded in obtaining a second judgment, Claire returns to her office where her colleagues congratulate her on her success and her boss informs her of a possible promotion.
A few quiet days aside from an attempted robbery by thugs later, Claire and Tom do their Christmas shopping until an FBI unit suddenly arrests Tom, tackling and handcuffing Claire to the ground in the process. . At the FBI office, Claire protests against the arrest of her husband because the name on the warrant is Ron Chapman but Agent Mullins tells her that Tom has been recognized by Marin authorities following the taking of his fingerprints. after the burglary as being on file for 12 years with the FBI for a crime which Claire is not entitled to know because it is a matter for the military court.
Following this, Claire remains desperate, having also recovered Jackie, her partially irresponsible younger sister. She then takes a flight to the military base of San Lazaro where Tom is being held. Once in front of her husband, Claire begins to doubt him after he admits that his real name is Ron Chapman and that he said nothing to her supposedly because he feared she would reject him. Ron's attorney, Lieutenant Terence Embry informs Claire that Ron is charged with multiple service offenses, including first degree murder. Suspecting Embry's professionalism, Claire decides to defend Ron herself, despite the latter's objection. During the interrogation, she learns that her husband was allegedly manipulated by General Bill Marks and his protégé, Major James Hernandez.
Referenced by her boss to find military lawyers to help her, Claire goes to Charles Grimes, a former judge advocate general deposed for having an affair with the wife of a superior. Upon learning that the opposing prosecutor is Major Waldron, Charles advises Ron to plead guilty and negotiate with the judge. Claire then meets Lola, a client of Charles who claims Charles is only competent when he moves, encouraging Claire to see Grimes again very soon.
At nightfall, Claire agrees to harbor a now homeless Jackie after an unexpected visit. In the morning Claire and Embry goes to the military base and finds Grimes there who warns the young woman that Colonel Farrell who will be the judge will pose a problem to them while giving advice on the functioning of military justice. In the courtroom, the opening of proceedings is pushed back to a week with Grimes' somewhat provocative pleadings almost making matters worse. When Claire confronts him over there, Grimes asserts that he is the joker because fear will make the opposing camp react.
Going through Ron's file, Claire, Grimes, and Embry investigate the deaths of the soldiers who witnessed the massacre 12 years ago and once this proved futile, Embry advises to focus the defense on Ron acting alone. , causing Claire to doubt the lieutenant as well as a remark from Jackie that leads to bickering between the sister. The lawyer then receives a call from the major for a negotiation, as Grimes had hoped. However, Ron stubbornly refuses this arrangement, prompting Claire and Grimes to go tell Waldron that there will be no negotiation.
On returning home, Claire is slyly attacked by a man who survived the massacre claiming that Ron had committed the said crime. After Embry is scared away from the assailant, an injured Claire comes to speak to her husband who quickly suspects Hernandez. A little later, she discovers that Jackie and Embry had sex, much to her exasperation. As she drives home, Claire becomes fearful after believing that a car is chasing her.
While shopping at the supermarket with her little sister, Claire meets a former officer who reveals to her that Ron has been trained to trap the lie detector. She then confronts Ron about it, also expressing how disappointed she is at his lack of honesty. Ron then begins to lose his mind screaming that he really is a psychopath until the couple hug each other in sadness.
Another day, Claire treats Grimes' wounds after he goes to pick up intelligence at a bar where the military hang out, causing him to be pummeled. Embry also arrives and is scolded for being at the bar where he was talking with the prosecutor, causing Claire to fire him.
After a recording provided by Grimes is rejected, Claire grows more and more desperate, especially as Ron tells her to stop before anything bad happens to her. Claire then goes to interrogate Marks but gets nothing and can only give him the recording. Through the media, she manages to meet the man who had attacked her previously and learns from him the unfolding of the horrific massacre in El Salvador and that Hernandez accidentally killed students in an explosion and made the rebels accused. She then goes to look for a Grimes who has relapsed into alcohol but on the road, they are attacked and their car ends up in the river.
Waking up in the hospital, Claire is with Jackie before learning from a nurse that she lost the baby in the accident, to her dismay. Once back home, Claire receives a visit from Grimes with his dog who gives her confidence in her, followed by a visit from Embry with whom she reconciles.
With the help of her friends, Claire gets her hands on Hernandez's medical records and uses it to blackmail Marks, resulting in an end to the case.
Her husband finally released, Claire says goodbye to Jackie and Embry who leave together before returning to Marin.
While they are enjoying the newfound happiness, Claire receives a call from Grimes who she is angry at because of his absence at the last moment of the trial but Grimes assures her that it is important. Once Ron leaves, Claire checks her computer as instructed by Grimes and is horrified to discover that Ron had murdered a witness to the bombing and the victim's wife had identified as ambidextrous. Devastated by this discovery, Claire's misfortune is amplified when Ron discovers her and reveals to her that he has indeed killed all these people without any remorse. Getting scared, Claire tries to escape but Ron controls her and sequesters her in the workshop where he plans to kill her until the Salvadoran arrives and kills the vile psychopath, avenging all his victims. After breaking free and the Salvadoran is gone, Claire cries over the body of the man she believed she truly loved.
Some time later, Claire recovered from these tragic events and became Grimes' partner.
== Gallery==
Claire Kubik Charles Grimes.jpg|Claire with former military attorney Charles Grimes.
Claire Kubik Wipe.jpg|Claire attends to Charles' injury.
Claire Kubik Darken.jpg|Claire is heartbroken when she learns from Charles that Ron is really a murderer.
Claire Kubik Tied.jpg|Claire having her hands tied as Ron plans to kill her.
Claire Kubik Gun.jpg|Claire holds the Salvadoran at gunpoint after Ron's death.
Claire Kubik Sad.jpg|Claire saddened over Ron's corpse.
Claire Kubik Smile.jpg|Claire, completely recovered from events, now associated with Charles.
Claire Kubik Dog.jpg|Claire with Delilah.
Claire Kubik Colours.jpg|"So I'm thinking about a tropical colours, just like look really pretty with a little contrast...."
==Trivia==
*She was Judd's second role in collaboration with Morgan Freeman since Kiss the Girls.
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