L.A. Law1986

[It's raining, the traffic of downtown Los Angeles]

Joel Lassen:
I can't have 6 months in jail.

Abby Perkins:
It might be get a good way to get drugs out of your system.

Joel Lassen:
What about this motion to dismissed? You said we can win that.

Abby Perkins:
And then what? You're back on the streets. You're getting high.

Joel Lassen:
You're suppose to be my lawyer here, not my social worker.

Abby Perkins:
I am your lawyer. And I'm also trying to thinking of what's best for you.

Joel Lassen:
This is coming from my father, isn't it? This what he wants, right?

Abby Perkins:
Your father is scared, Joel. He's scared that drugs are gonna ended up killing you.

Joel Lassen:
I can't spend 6 months in jail, Abby. I can't.

Abby Perkins:
Look, I've always been straight with you, okay? And I'm being straight with you now when I say that I think your father is right.

Joel Lassen:
And be straight with me, and one more thing, this motion to dismiss. You think you can win it?

Abby Perkins:
Yes.

Abby Perkins:
Then that's what I want you to do.