Runaway Jury (2003)

John Cusack: Nicholas Easter

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• Nicholas Easter : Goodbye, Fitch.

  Rankin Fitch : Well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... How did you swing 'em, huh? How did you swing 'em your way? I hear you got ten votes. How'd you do that?

  Nicholas Easter : [shrugs]  I didn't swing anything. I just stopped you from stealing the thing. We let 'em vote their hearts. That means you lose. Enjoy your drink.

• Nicholas Easter : So, what? I'm supposed to convince you that I have them, right?

  Rankin Fitch : Oh, I think you've probably got them, or-or you will have. I just wanna' know why.

  Nicholas Easter : Money.

  Rankin Fitch : Safer ways for a sharp kid like you to make money. What's the real reason?

  Nicholas Easter : Business, politics, sports... you tell me what *isn't* rigged? I mean, is there even such a thing as an objective jury, Mr. Fitch?

  Rankin Fitch : [chuckles]  Not if I can help it.

  Nicholas Easter : Then why should all the lawyers and guys like you make all the profit?

  Rankin Fitch : You don't have much faith in the Law!

  Nicholas Easter : I'm agnostic.

  Rankin Fitch : [laughs]  I knew there was something I liked about you.

• Rankin Fitch : I must say, I'm impressed, Mr. Kerr...

  Nicholas Easter : Easter.

  Rankin Fitch : "Easter." Correct... I didn't see you coming. Ovbiously I, uh, underestimated you. And as a rule, I don't do that. Make damn sure... you don't underestimate me.

• Nicholas Easter : [after anti-gun fanatic is dragged kicking and screaming from the courtroom during jury selection]  Well, I guess that's lunch...

• Pulaski : [cleaning fountain]  Ah, bilge ring keeps crappin' out, blocking up the damn pump. I got it now, Nick.

  Nicholas Easter : Last time, you nearly took out every sink in the quarter, you know.

  Pulaski : Hey, that was those kids messing with the water main.

  [coughs from cigarette] 

  Nicholas Easter : You know, you should really quit those things.

• Nicholas Easter : [talking about a dead friend]  Listen, I dunno if it would be inappropriate, but do you think we could do something today to remember him?

  Rikki Coleman : We could say the Lord's Prayer.

  Nicholas Easter : Well, I don't want to ask people to pray...

  Millie Dupree : How about "God Bless America"?

  Nicholas Easter : [with more conviction]  Oh, I couldn't ask people to *sing*!

• Nicholas Easter : I'm Nick Easter, sir. Juror number nine

  Judge Harkin : And just what do you think you're doing outside of that Juror Room, Mr Easter-Juror-Number-Nine?

• [last lines] 

  Marlee : I wanna go home.

  Nicholas Easter : Okay, let's go home.