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[indentcision]

[ The lighting isn't good, but it's clear enough that Harvey Dent is recognizable in the frame. Who else could that be, really? He looks surly, but on his good side his mouth almost seems to be smirking. ]

Do you want to know one of the reasons I'm glad I quit being a lawyer?

Human nature. Has its good sides and its bad sides, but they aren't even. Because good and bad people alike always pretend like they're innocent. People seize upon weakness to drag out skeletons that have been hidden under the porch, but sometimes they were already buried.

[ He sneers. ]

I hope whoever tried to call the law on me without evidence remembers that every story has two sides. My record's clean and so are my hands.

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[detriments]

You should have no trouble defending yourself.

[indentcision]

I will if I have to. But I don't count on this making it all the way to court. No evidence to hold me.

[detriments]

That you know of.

[Christine remembers planting false evidence all too well.]

[indentcision]

That I know of.

[ He repeats it with a hint of suspicion. ]

Meaning what? You think I've overlooked something?

[detriments]

You can never be too safe. [She lifts her hands, as though wiping them clean from this.] That's all I'm saying.

[Overconfidence will get you, my friend.]

[indentcision]

Oh, I know that plenty.

[ He shrugs his shoulders and grins, the good half of his face relaxing enough to be almost handsome if not for the bad half. ]

You can never be too sorry, either.

[detriments]

No, you can't.

[She only thing she had to be sorry about was that she couldn't stay around long enough to see just how much her killer had fucked up her own life. And Dirk's.]

So - that aside. How is this place treating you?

[indentcision]

[ He pauses, shifting mental gears. ]

Better than the last one. What about you?

[detriments]

Oh, you know. [a light shrug.] I can't complain.

[But she wants to, anyway. She had a luxurious place in the City, now she's stuck in a house with roommates and a mediocre job.]

[indentcision]

[ That earns a smirk. ]

Doesn't mean there's nothing to complain about.

[detriments]

I wouldn't want to give our new hosts a bad impression. You can understand that, can't you?

[indentcision]

Oh, I can understand.

Let them only see your good side.

[detriments]

I intend to.