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[ 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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I have a couple suspects. But I hate to point fingers without evidence.

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Depends on them. I see no reason we can't put something like this behind us as long as all parties can behave.

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I'm a reasonable person.

[ ... Sometimes. Under very particular circumstances and conditions. ]

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That's right.

[ Mildy wary, now. ]

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Most people that know of Gotham know of me.

[ It's a little deadpan. He's disinclined to volunteer more without knowing what she might be getting at. ]

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[ Bluntly: ]

So who's asking? Who are you?

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What kind of a stupid name is that?

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[ He's hurr hurr hurr-ing it up now. ]

What's it say on your birth certificate?

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I'm not stupid enough to fall for that one.

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Not at all. No one brings threatening reputations into a conversation unless they think they got something to prove.