Walter and Lydia in “Gliding Over All”

Walter

So?

Lydia

Maybe we should order something. Do you want a coffee or something?

Walter

Not just now.

Lydia

I think this will play better if you order something.

Walter

I think this will play just fine. I'm not thirsty. So let's take a look at the list. [pause] Lydia, I've come all this way. You do have the list?

Lydia

Yes, I have it.

Walter

Good.

Lydia

It's just not written down.

Walter

And why is that?

Lydia

It's in my head. Safer there.

Walter

I see. Then I suggest you pick up a pen.

Lydia

Not just yet.

Walter

It was my understanding that attending to these nine names was precisely what you wanted.

Lydia

Ten names now. Ten. Counting the lawyer.

Walter

Yes, ten, counting the lawyer. So... what? Am I not tying up loose ends for our mutual benefit?

Lydia

You are tying up loose ends, and I don't want to be one of them. Once I give you that list, I've served my purpose, and then maybe I'm just one more person who knows too much.

Walter

So you put that list in my hands, and in your mind, I immediately just murder you? Just right here, in this restaurant...

Lydia

No. Not right here, of course.

Walter

...Right here in this public place, immediately?

Lydia

It's not what I—

Walter

Listen, Lydia. You made me promise on my children's lives that I guarantee your safety.

Lydia

From Mike. You guaranteed that I'd be safe from Mike. There's no way he'd ever go for this, you getting rid of his guys. You wouldn't be doing this–the names–if Mike were still a factor.

Lydia

Yeah. That's what I thought.