L.A. Law (TV Series)

Bound for Glory (1990)

Zeljko Ivanek: Joel Lassen

Quotes 

• [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.

  Joel Lassen : Then that's what I want you to do.

• Abe Lassen : Let's just see what the District Attorney offers. If it's reasonable...

  Joel Lassen : Let's cut the crap, dad, you want me to do times, so let's not pretend...

  Abe Lassen : I want you off drugs, Joel.

  Abby Perkins : Look, I don't even know what our options are yet. If we can get an offer for 6 months, Joel, we should probably...

  Joel Lassen : No! You're my lawyer, not his. You're supposed to be...

  Abe Lassen : We're all on the same sides.

  Joel Lassen : We are not on the same sides! You want me...

  [Abe grabbed and holding his son Joel] 

  Abe Lassen : Will you listen to me?

  [Joel is arguing and refuses to listen to his father Abe] 

  Abe Lassen : Will you listen to me? For God's sake, Joel, I'm your father, you're my son, I love you. But we got a problem here, we can't get seem to get by.

  Joel Lassen : Well, prison's not gonna do it, dad. Don't make me do this.

  Abe Lassen : It's the only thing left to try. 6 months is a good deal, probably the best we can do, ask your lawyer.

  Abby Perkins : Come on we better get in there.

• Abby Perkins : It's not like you're going to San Quentin, Joel.

  Joel Lassen : Jail is jail, they stick you in the cell.

  Abe Lassen : Listen to your lawyer. You don't plea, and you lose, and you could get 2 years in state prison. You want that?

  Joel Lassen : No, what I want is to be free.

  Abby Perkins : Look, I don't even know what our options are yet, okay? I've got to talk to the D.A. When the case is called, step up with me.

  Clerk : People vs. Steve Dollof. Disturbing the peace.

  Abby Perkins : [Abby Perkins heads to talk to the D.A. Jim Aoli]  Jim, I got Joel Lassen.

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Yeah, that's me. Are we dealing?

  Abby Perkins : I'm looking for next to nothing. He got a rookie cop searching in the trunk on a moving violation. There's no way...

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Yeah, yeah. What was it? 2 grams?

  Abby Perkins : No intent. You want a guilty plea? Let him go with probation.

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

  Abby Perkins : What?

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Well, we do it today. We roll the dice for a dismissal motion and I'm going for jail time.

  Abby Perkins : Okay.

  D.A. Jim Aoli : 6 months?

  Abby Perkins : Done.

• Clerk : People vs. Joel Lassen.

  [Abby wants Joel to come to the Judge's bench] 

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Jim Aoli for the People.

  [Joel Lassen is coming] 

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Straight possession, Your Honor, I think we can make this thing going away right now.

  Judge Richard Bartke : How delightful.

  D.A. Jim Aoli : Defendant agrees to plead guilty, Joint recommendation for 6 months probation.

  Judge Richard Bartke : Defense he'll agrees?

  Abby Perkins : We do.

  Judge Richard Bartke : You got it. Guilty. 6 months probation. Mr. Lassen, check with probation officer, please. Next case.

  Clerk : People vs. Robert Brown.

  Joel Lassen : Probation. That's it, I can go?

  Abby Perkins : Yeah.

  Abe Lassen : Way the go, Counselor.

  Abby Perkins : Look, Mr. Lassen, I did what the D.A. was going to...

  Abe Lassen : I don't talk to you anymore. I talk to your boss. Come on, Joel.

  [Abe takes his son Joel and left the courtroom. And Abby will be leaving, too] 

• Joel Lassen : [Opening the door is Joel Lassen]  Thanks a lot. Listen, I just had to come in and tell you, you're the greatest. And I thank you. And you won't regret it. I mean, I know you. The old man's upset, but everything's going to work out okay. Don't you worry. It'll all work out great.

  Abby Perkins : Are you on cocaine right now, Joel?

  Joel Lassen : No! I'm just up.

  Abby Perkins : You're lying.

  Joel Lassen : Listen, I'm gonna stop. I'm gonna stop my way.

  Abby Perkins : It's only one way to stop, and you need help to do it.

  Joel Lassen : No, I don't. I'm young, and I'm smart, and I'm too loose to break. What I'm trying to say, Abby, is that this boy comes out on top.

  [Joel bids good-bye]