Better Call Saul, Season 3

Jimmy:
I got a deal offer from the ADA today.

Kim:
And?

Jimmy:
It's not what I expected.

Kim:
Bad "not what you expected"?

Jimmy:
It's just that—it's different. She's offering me pre-prosecution diversion.

Kim:
Seriously? A PPD? That's great, Jimmy!

Jimmy:
Best I could hope for, right?

Kim:
Right. What does she want you to confess to?

Jimmy:
All of it. The felony B and E, misdemeanor petty assault and property damage—I never touched him, but they got assault in there.

Kim:
Well, could be worse. As long as they never activate it, it doesn't matter, right? You gonna be able to keep your nose clean for a whole year? Keep Viktor with a K on lockdown?

Jimmy:
It's not a problem, Giselle. And if I don't, it's instant jail, right?

Kim:
Lucky break. She must not want the hassle of a trial.

Jimmy:
Guess so.

Kim:
Jimmy. This is good news, and Chuck is gonna be pissed. It's a big check in the pro column.

Jimmy:
Actually, the PPD was Chuck's idea.

Kim:
...Shit.

Jimmy:
Yeah.

Kim:
What's his game?

Jimmy:
One condition of the PPD is, my written confession is immediately submitted to the New Mexico Bar Association.

Kim:
Your written felony confession.

Jimmy:
Mmhmm. I thought he wanted me in jail; he just wants my law license. [sighs]

Kim:
What are you gonna do?

Jimmy:
Well, I knew the bar was going to be an issue, right? So, I figured I'd plea the charges down to a couple misdemeanors, get a censure and maybe a little suspension, but... a confession to a felony?

Kim:
Grounds for disbarment.

Jimmy:
Yeah, and if I take it to trial and I lose, I face the bar anyways–and jail time, most likely. He's got me boxed in.

Kim:
You can fight this. The disciplinary board listens to extenuating circumstances...

Jimmy:
No, Chuck knows everybody at the bar. Hell, he made half of their careers; it's gonna be him and his cronies versus me. Alone.

Kim:
...Not alone.

Jimmy:
Kim...

Kim:
Come on, Jimmy. You need me. You can't argue this yourself. You and I both know that, and I'm not gonna let you fight this on your own.

Jimmy:
Are you sure?

Kim:
Yeah.

Jimmy:
'Cause I don't... Why would you... Come on. [points to himself] This guy? Seriously?

[After a moment, Kim takes his hand.]

Kim:
Let's just call it the fallacy of sunk costs. So what now?

Jimmy:
Now? Now we take that PPD and we shove it right up Chuck's ass.