Daily Dialogue — September 23, 2010

The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn’t get rid of it, that haunted me, was why. Why would she lie? What was her motive for lying? If my client is innocent, she’s lying, why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday I found out why. She doesn’t have a motive, you know why? Because she’s not lying… And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is not going to get that man today, no, because I’m gonna get him! my client, the Honorable Henry T. Fleming, should go right to fucking jail! The son of a bitch is guilty!

 — Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino), …And Justice for All (1979), written by Valerie Curtin & Barry Levinson

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is character meltdowns suggested by buccaneer who also suggested …And Justice for All.

Trivia: The closing courtroom scene was filmed on the first take.