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"I didn't do it Ziah, I swear -"
"Then why did you lie to me? You told me the last time you saw him was the night we met. And now you want me to represent you? Forget us - how the fuck am I supposed to trust you as my client when I can barely trust you as my ..."
"Your what? Your 'little friend'?"
"Oh really? I been nothing but straight with you from the jump and that's how you wanna do me?"
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"It's like you think I like this. You think I like this, V? You really think I like that the evidence makes you out to be the bad guy? You really think I like that the woman I'm falling for could potentially be charged with second-degree murder?"
"..."
"You got me all the way fuck up, Venus."
"Isaiah. Isaiah, look at me."
"..."
"I'm begging you, okay? I need you. I need you to represent me."
"Why should I when evidence and even your actions suggest otherwise?"
"Well, for one you're a great attorney. But also because you've seen evil before. You can spot evil from a mile away. You protect evil people who do evil things. And right now, you're looking straight at me, looking for this evil you see all the time and you can't find it."
"..."
"I didn't kill Hasan, Isaiah. And you know it too. And if you really feel for me what you say you do, that alone should be enough."
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