Libra quotes from Femme Fatales

Where am I, lady?

Libra

The name's not "Lady". It's Libra.

Okay, nice to meet you, um... Libra. My name is Max–

Libra

Max Bailey. I know. I've had Olesky's place under surveillance for weeks.

Are you a cop?

Libra

You never know. But mostly just a concerned citizen. Same as you.

That's the first time anyone's ever called me that.

Libra

Your father worked for Olesky. They were partners until Olesky cut him out of the business. When your father started to talk, Olesky had him killed. [removes her mask] You want revenge... just like I do. But instead of wearing a mask, you're helping the police. You're looking for Olesky's mole in Special Investigations.

Yeah; Do you know who that is?

Libra

[removes her utility belt and drops it on the floor] Not yet.

Look, I need to report in. Tomorrow night Olesky's having a sit-down with the other bosses.

Libra

That's right. [removes her evening gloves] I plan on being there.

Who are you? I mean, nobody names their kid "Libra".

Libra

We're on the same team, Max. We just wear different uniforms. [stares Max in the face] Do I frighten you?

Isn't that the idea?

Libra

There's a reason you should be frightened of me. [removes her costume and reveals her body to Max] Before, I was just a woman. But gangsters aren't scared by women. They use them, exploit them, manipulate them. But Libra... she's a symbol. Someone that they can't bribe, scare or seduce. And the scales of justice always tip in Libra's favor. But right now, I'm not Libra. I'm just a woman.

You're beautiful.

Libra

Thank you, Max Bailey. [kisses Max on the lips] So what do you know about Libras? Hmm?

Ask me later.

Libra

Uh-huh.

I'm still learning.

Libra

Yeah? Well... for one, we loathe cruelty, viciousness and vulgarity. But we believe in compassion and compromise.

Doesn't sound like you.

Libra

You know what else? We like to be touched.

Oh.

Libra

That leg isn't gonna give you trouble now, is it?

No, I'll manage.

Libra

That's what I thought.

You thought I wouldn't know where you were going?

Libra

You shouldn't be here.

Neither should you. Being anywhere near Olesky right now is a very bad idea.

Libra

Yeah, and you need to let me be. Let me take him down.

Are you trying to get yourself killed? You try and get in there, and you're dead. Libra is a fictional comic book character. Somehow, I don't think the author based his stories on your real-life exploits. You're not Libra.

Libra

He let my mother die. Some kidnappers took her for some easy score. They tried to ransom her back. $5 million. They wanted $5 million. Pocket change for my father. He told them to go screw themselves. Refused to pay a dime. Cops found her a couple of days later – raped and mutilated. We had to have a closed casket. He didn't even come to the funeral – too busy screwing one of his harlots.

You're Anya Olesky?

Libra

No. I'm Libra. And these streets are mine. And tonight, Dimitri Olesky will pay for the blood that he has spilled.

Well, you got your revenge. I guess we both did. Now what?

Libra

It's not about us anymore. There's a lot of people suffering in Cuesta Verde. People who have no one to help them. Cuesta Verde needs a symbol. A champion for the oppressed.

You know anyone for the job?

Libra

I might.

That was a rhetorical question.

Libra

I can't do this all by myself. I need a Robin.

A Robin? Your very own Boy Wonder? I don't think so.

Libra

Ah, come on. You'd look hot in tights.

We'll see, Anya.

Libra

The name's Libra, and these streets are mine.