Saul and Walter in “Live Free or Die”

Saul

Alright, so first off, I'm not a marriage counselor. Nor do I take sides in this thing. And not taking sides, mind you, but you did put her in charge of your money. Which I advised against, if you'll recall. All of which is not to be construed as an "I told you so." I'm just walking you through my mental process, so to speak. [pause; Walter sits silently] So she comes to me with a problem, that she's been cooking Beneke's books. He's in dutch with the IRS, and once they audit, it's rio de caca for the both of them. To which I say, "Hey, let's involve Walt in this discussion." To which she says no, says cut Beneke a check so he can pay off the IRS. Again, not taking sides, but she really was trying to protect you. [beat] A little feedback here might be nice.

Walter

"Let's involve Walt in this discussion."

Saul

Yeah, that's what I told her. She said no.

Walter

And you didn't argue the point? You didn't think to contact me?

Saul

[scoffs] You were a tad preoccupied at the time, if you will recall.

Walter

Okay. So you took it upon yourself to give away $622,000 of my money to a man who had been sleeping with my wife.

Saul

She's my client, same as you. Does this arrangement get a little tricky at times? Absolutely. But I try my best, you know–ethically, mind you–my duty is your—

Walter

"Ethically?" I'm sorry, I must be hearing things. Did you actually just use the word "ethically" in a sentence? You're not Clarence Darrow, Saul. You're a two-bit, bus-bench lawyer. And you work for me.

Saul

Yeah, well Clarence Darrow never had a client like you ask him for something... [retrieves the ricin cigarette, in a plastic bag, from his desk] ...like this, okay? I put my ass on the line for you. Huell too, huh? He's got fingers like hot dogs. He coulda easily bust this in two and killed everyone in the office. But do I complain? No. Beg, borrow, or steal, I am your Huckleberry. I go the extra mile. Only you never told me that kid would wind up in the hospital! You know, take that thing and get the hell out of here. You and me, we're done.

Saul

What are you–Hey. Hey...

Walter

We're done when I say we're done.