Fracture Quotes

Judge Pincus: Mr Beachum. Nice to see a man who dresses for court.
Willy Beachum: I'm very sorry, Your Honour. Very sorry. It's a long story.
Judge Pincus: The people of the State of California versus Theodore Crawford.
Public Defender: Your Honour, the public defender is representing Mr Crawford for his

arraignment with the understanding that he will secure private counsel for all further proceedings.
Judge Pincus: Mr Crawford, you have been charged with section 664 slash 187 of the California penal code: Attempted murder. Do you waive further eading of the complaint and complete statement of rights?
Public Defender: You do.
Ted

Crawford: I do. But, l... I want...
Judge Pincus: And do you wish to enter a plea at this time?
Ted Crawford: Yes, not guilty. But I also want to waive my right to counsel and to represent myself.
Judge Pincus: Surely you won't have trouble finding an attorney, Mr Crawford?
Ted Crawford: No,

but I want to do it myself.
Public Defender: Your Honour, if I can have a moment with my client.
Ted Crawford: I'm not your client. Try and keep up, will you?
Judge Pincus: Uh, Mr Crawford, you're facing some very serious charges here. I strongly urge you to retain counsel.
Ted Crawford: That's very

kind but I believe I'm within my rights.
Judge Pincus: Be aware that lack of counsel will not be grounds for an appeal.
Ted Crawford: Oh, I understand. I understand.
Judge Pincus: People have an objection, Mr Beachum?
Willy Beachum: Well, Your Honour, we have a verbal and signed confession. So, I would

strongly advise Mr Crawford to get a competent attorney to try and negotiate a plea.
Judge Pincus: That's pretty damning evidence, Mr Crawford. You wanna reconsider?
Ted Crawford: Absolutely not.
Willy Beachum: Huh. It's gonna turn into a circus.
Judge Pincus: I appreciate your concern for the dignity

of the court, 007. Unfortunately, the man is a tax-paying citizen and entitled by our constitution to try and manipulate the legal system like everybody else.
Willy Beachum: Mr Crawford wants to go pro per, that's gonna take a while, and sadly, I won't be here for it. But the People have no objection.

Ted Crawford: Nicely done, Willy. Truly. A regular chain of evidence. Great stuff. Vivid. Heartbreaking. The victim cries out from beyond the grave. Yeah. Jurors love all that sort of crap, don't they? I bet you don't even need a confession anymore, do you, Willy? I tell you what, though, old sport. Let's make you a new one just in case. The real deal, all the juicy details. You

can get your rocks off on that, then, can't you? Huh? I shot my wife in the face, right there. She didn't look so pretty after that. And l stood there looking down at her... and l watched her eyes go all empty. I could smell the blood and the shit. Smelled like metal. And the look on his face! He was trying to get her back to life and l was pissing myself laughing... because I took both the

bastards out with one fucking bullet. Yeah. And now you've got your little bullet, haven't you? Got what you want. So bring it all on, kiddo. Bring it all into court. Except you can't, can you? Let's see, now, first year law, double jeopardy. I went to trial, you lost. Oh, pity about that. It doesn't matter what you do now. It doesn't matter what you know. I mean, she could come back from the

dead, you see... and testify, spill the beans, and it would mean... nothing. So you can't touch me... ever.