Building Relationships Through Free Services
Mickey Haller:
I tell you what Eddie, how about I do this one for free?
Earl Briggs:
Are you sure you're feeling all right?
Mickey Haller:
Repeat customers, Earl. We'll stick it to em next time...
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A Tense Exchange Between Two Characters
Mickey Haller: [sitting on Maggie's front porch as Louis approaches him]
Hello, Louis. My family's here.
Louis Roulet:
I know.
Mickey Haller:
You bring your knife? My gun?
Louis Roulet:
Maybe.
Mickey Haller: [pulls his new gun out of his coat pocket]
Good. Cause I brought this. You've got one chance to turn around and leave.
Louis Roulet: [stepping closer]
And then what? You gonna keep coming back every night? Every day? Or just try to get me sent up to San Quentin like Jesus Martinez?
Mickey Haller:
No. I'm not quitting until Martinez is free and you're convicted of murder. And when that needle goes in your arm, that will be me.
Louis Roulet:
Well, why don't you just shoot me right now?
Mickey Haller: [looks out towards the street]
I don't think I'll have to.
Louis Roulet: [turns around]
Hey!
Louis Roulet:
That's my car!
Biker:
It's Louis car, man!
Biker:
Come on, now. Get him up. Get up!
Mickey Haller:
Hospital, not the morgue.
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Fear of Recognizing Innocence
Mickey Haller:
Maggie, you know what I used to be afraid oF?
Maggie McPherson:
Yeah, me.
Mickey Haller:
That I wouldn't recognize innocence. That it would be right there in front of me, and I just wouldn't see it.
Maggie McPherson:
Yeah...
Mickey Haller:
I'm not talking about guilty or not guilty; just, just innocence. Know what I'm afraid of now?
Mickey Haller:
Evil. Pure Evil.
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Client-Lawyer Tensions Rise Before Trial
Louis Roulet: [sitting casually in Mick's home office]
If you're wondering how I got in, I'm in real estate, so if I want to get into a friend's house...
Mickey Haller:
No, we're not friends. You're my client. And I'm your lawyer.
Louis Roulet:
My lawyer. See, that's exactly what I wanted to remind you of. I'm about to go on trial, and yet I couldn't reach you. Now I find out where you were all day. Heard you tell Maggie.
Mickey Haller:
You shit.
Louis Roulet:
You went to see Jesus Martinez. And I know what you talked about: Donna Renteria. You're right, Mick. I killed her. There. No reason I shouldn't tell my own lawyer since it's all confidential. Attorney-client privilege. Isn't that what you told me?
Mickey Haller:
It's time for you to go, Louis.
Louis Roulet:
Alright.
Louis Roulet:
That's a cute picture of your daughter Hayley. She's very pretty. She's got soccer practice tomorrow, right?
Mickey Haller:
Don't.
Louis Roulet:
Don't what?
Mickey Haller:
You think you're the first client to threaten me and my family? Huh?
Louis Roulet:
All I said was she's pretty.
Mickey Haller:
Are you scared, Louis? Because where you are right now, you're in a very dangerous place.
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Dark Humor in Despairing Conversation
Frank Levin: [looking out of top floor window]
You're so vain. Nobody would care if you killed yourself.
Mickey Haller:
It'd look cool. What do you think the last thing to go through your mind would be?
Frank Levin:
Your asshole.
Mickey Haller:
Yeah.
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The Dilemma of Innocence in Law
Frank Levin:
Jesus, Mick, are you starting to think Louis is innocent?
Mickey Haller:
He just might be. Besides, you know what my father always said about an innocent client.
Frank Levin:
No, I've never heard this. Hi...
Maggie McPherson:
He said there's no client as scary as an innocent man'.
Mickey Haller:
That's right. Cos if you screw up and he goes to prison... You're never gonna be able to live with yourself.
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Confrontation Over a Life-Threatening Situation
Eddie Vogel:
You really shoot your client's mother?
Mickey Haller:
Damn right I did. She shot me first.
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Negotiating Legal Fees
Eddie Vogel:
Counsellor?
Mickey Haller:
Eddie, we had a deal. Either you pay me, or go with a public defender.
Eddie Vogel:
How bout five grand?
Mickey Haller:
Ten.
Eddie Vogel:
Ain't you gonna count it?
Mickey Haller:
I just did.
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Anticipating Retirement in Law Enforcement
Mickey Haller:
When do you retire, Lankford?
Detective Lankford:
When do I retire?
Mickey Haller:
Yeah.
Detective Lankford:
Eighteen months. Why?
Mickey Haller:
I wanna make sure I show up the next morning so I can kick your ass.
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A Conversation About Streets and Survival
Earl Briggs:
You know what? You would've done all right on the streets.
Mickey Haller:
Shit. Where do you think I am, Earl?
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Questioning Morality in Legal Representation
Detective Kurlen: [to Haller in crowded elevator]
How does someone like you sleep at night with all the scum you represent?
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Trust and Doubt in Relationships
Mickey Haller:
I checked the list of people I trust and your name ain't on it.
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