Better Call Saul, Season 2

[Kim meets with Howard to resign from HHM]

Kim:
Again, thanks for taking the time-

Howard:
You can just go ahead and rip off the Band-Aid. I have a pretty good idea why you're here.

[Kim nods and hands Howard her resignation letter. Howard glances at it before putting it down]

Howard:
So, you're going with Schweikart & Cokely?

Kim:
I'm sorry?

Howard:
I heard through the grapevine.

Kim:
I'm not going to another firm. I'm starting my own. I figured I'd try giving it a go as a solo practitioner.

Howard:
[relaxes] Well, I, uh... wow!

Kim:
I realized it was something I needed to do.

Howard:
The week Jimmy exits Davis & Main, you decide to leave us? That can't just be happenstance.

Kim:
...It's not. We're gonna be sharing expenses; one office, but two separate practices.

Howard:
Smart. On several counts.

Kim:
Howard... I want you to know that I appreciate my time here. I'm grateful for everything you and the firm have done for me, especially the financial help with my schooling, and I'm ready to write a check for the remainder of the loan. I just need accounting to get me that figure.

Howard:
No need. Our gift to you.

Kim:
...I don't know what to say. Um, thank you.

Howard:
You earned it. Tell you the truth, I'm kind of envious.

Kim:
Really? Why?

Howard:
Something about a fresh start. Back in the day, right out of law school, I thought long and hard about hanging up my own shingle.

Kim:
Oh, yeah?

Howard:
Yeah. Oh, I was ready to take on the world, make a difference. (pause, smiles) Dad talked me out of it - wanted me to join the ranks here, throw another H in the firm's logo. [pause with smile frozen on his face] Things work out the way they're supposed to, I guess.

[Howard gets up to let Kim out of his office. Kim follows suit]

Howard:
Kim, I want you to know that I always pushed you harder because I knew that I could expect more from you. Good luck to you.

Kim:
[pause, shakes Howard's hand] Thank you.

[Kim steps out of Howard's office and hears Howard's voice through the door]

Howard:
Get me Kevin Wachtell at Mesa Verde, cancel everything I have lined up this morning.

[Kim takes off sprinting for her cell phone]

Kim:
Hi, Paige! It's Kim. Yeah, hi, just checking to see that we're still on for lunch on Monday. Great, and Kevin too? Good. Well, before we meet, there's some news you need to know about.