Damages2007

Bearded Man:
Well, there's always a solution.

Arthur Frobisher:
What kind of solution?

Bearded Man:
A permanent one.

Arthur Frobisher:
[shocked] What? Oh, God, no. What, you think that I...?

Bearded Man:
It wouldn't get back to you.

Arthur Frobisher:
We're... we're talking about a human life here. She's an innocent girl. She didn't do anything. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Bearded Man:
Sometimes, that's enough.

Arthur Frobisher:
You're serious, aren't you? You're actually suggesting...

Bearded Man:
Look, Mr. Frobisher, you're insulated. You have resources. This kind of thing is simpler than you'd think.

Arthur Frobisher:
[trying to make a joke of it] So, how's that work? You know a guy, you make a call?

Bearded Man:
It's simpler than you think.

Arthur Frobisher:
[serious again] Yeah. Of course it is. Become powerful enough, eventually every option gets presented to you, doesn't it?

Bearded Man:
Yes, sir.

Arthur Frobisher:
One day, you're living your life, the next thing you know, some man shows up on your doorstep and offers you the ultimate decision.

Bearded Man:
And that's all it is, Mr. Frobisher... just another decision.

Arthur Frobisher:
No. You go down that road and then... you know... who are you? I mean, there's no going back. No, no, no.

Bearded Man:
Think about your family, Mr. Frobisher.

Arthur Frobisher:
Don't you tell me what - !

Bearded Man:
[interrupting] This case is going to end with someone's life being destroyed. Why should it be yours? [Frobisher stares at him in shock, then backs slowly away and walks off]