The whole film is built around this Hail-Mary:
“…YOU ordered the Code Red!”
“Ya damn right I ORDERED THE CODE RED!!!”
Thrilling. Fun to watch but… I’d hoped he’d checkmate him with facts.
Ah, well. Not very exciting, I know.
That scene worked for me because Nicholson set the character up perfectly, especially when everbody in the courtroom knows he just confessed to a crime except him.
Dude!!! Spoilers!