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Fifty-Fifty Quotes

Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh

Fifty-Fifty Quotes
"The thought of returning to a cell for the rest of her life didn’t hold any fear. It wasn’t going to happen. Not a chance."
"The elevator doors opened and she led him to her apartment, the largest on this floor."
"He could remember who won every World Series since 1953, but he couldn’t remember what he ordered for his breakfast at Jimmy’s."
"My biggest problem as a lawyer is I want the guilty to get punished and the innocent to go free. And the law doesn’t work that way. Never has. Never will."
"She swallowed, nodded, and said, ‘My dad’s dead. My sister killed him. She says I did it, but I swear to you I didn’t. I couldn’t. She’s a lying, murdering bitch!’"
"I was a pretty good judge of which way a jury would fall. I could call it. And I was right, every single damn time."
"I know you record everything in this car. My father told me. We can talk in my apartment."
"The prosecutor was a young man with an earnest look on his face. He was slim, small, and neat. He chose his words carefully, took time to annunciate and project his voice."
"This is only going to go one way. I think it would be a good idea for you to talk to Sofia about a plea bargain. Save us all a lot of time."
"I’m not a man who wants to have his memoirs published. There are enough skeletons in my closet to fill a goddamn graveyard – twice."
"The best job I ever had was washing those dishes in Rocko’s All American Diner."
"Plates would come into the kitchen dirty, and it was my job to make sure there were enough clean plates to go back out."
"It’s not the wearing of the suit that makes the lawyer, but the heart within."
"There’s nothing in the rulebook to prevent Dreyer appearing in Stone’s court. You challenge Dreyer for judicial bias and he’ll hand you your ass."
"Racists are weak, Eddie. They only have strength in numbers."
"Eddie, your cases have a habit of becoming … messy. Have you been beaten up, threatened or arrested yet?" - Harry
"Once she pressed it, there was no going back." - Kate
"I think that could work," said Alexandra, finally.
"My dad put money in an account for me when I was that age. After Mom died I was sent to boarding school. He couldn’t get the time to visit. Birthdays, holidays, he sent me money." - Sofia
"I’m beginning to get the impression you don’t like him," said Harry.
"That’s why I’m here," said Kate. "I believe you. I know you didn’t kill your father."
"You remind me of, well, me, five years ago," said Alexandra.
"I haven’t worked for Levy, Bernard and Groff for very long. Even in that short amount of time, I’ve had to turn a blind eye to a lot of stuff, but I can’t do that anymore." - Kate
"It’s up to you how you conduct your case, Mr. Flynn." - Judge Stone
"You just have to get through the next few days. That's all. Remember what I told you?"
"I don't know how I'm going to get through this."
"We'll be right by your side, every step of the way. You're stronger than you know."
"I'm a mess. I can't sit in the same room as Sofia – knowing what she did. I just can't."
"You have to arrest Alexandra, she did this. She’s evil. She’s ruined my life."
"I go every Sunday. I spoke to Father Loney about it. He said Frank had a demon living in his house."
"If they believe one of the sisters did it, they’re not leaving this courtroom unless someone is made to pay for it."
"Years of experience can give you an advantage, but Kate was doing better than I did on my first murder trial."
"No cop is going to admit a suspect said anything significant without first being given their right to remain silent."
"Little did he know, he’d just handed me his heart on a plate."
"Either I’m going crazy or someone is trying to kill me."
"Seeing the photographs gave her a warm feeling, low in her stomach, and sent her heart fluttering."
"The pain of losing her had given way to guilt."
"The accuracy of the comparison is down to my expertise."
"Pig skin. It’s the closest material we can ethically use."
"We can only give our opinion. I understand others may have a different opinion."
"The job of verifying the accuracy of the information in the journal belongs to law enforcement. Not me."
"This is on doctor’s orders. This is for me only."
"I think we’re about even with Alexandra at the moment."
"It’s okay, you can’t call the verdicts all of the time."
"I would ask you to be fair, and impartial, and to return the verdict which my client deserves."
"I guess I should’ve looked before I got out of the car."