- Rosalind Shays: Is your dislike for me that strong?
- Ann Kelsey: It's getting there.
- Rosalind Shays: Well, I've done some of my best work with fellow lawyers who despise me, so we're off to a good start.
- Ann Kelsey: Fine. You want to keep this between you and me, you got a deal. I work here, you work here, and I'll respect our feelings to stay private. But get one thing straight: you don't scare me. And if you do anything to undermine me with the rest of this firm, I will bury you. Don't take you on? Don't you take me on.
- Diane Campbell: I'm getting scared, Abby. I thought I was ready for this, but I don't think we can win.
- Abby Perkins: Diane, he did beat you for 12 years, he hit you and he beat you.
- Diane Campbell: They'll say he was my husband.
- Abby Perkins: It doesn't excuse it.
- Diane Campbell: It does in a lot of people's minds.
- Abby Perkins: Look, Diane, you can't be waffling like this. We're about to start a trial. I'm not gonna let you cave in at the last minute because of fear. You're gonna take the stand, you're gonna tell your story, and you're gonna be strong, okay?
- Diane Campbell: I don't think I can.
- Abby Perkins: Diane, something that I haven't told you, they're all this. My ex-husband used to batter me. He would hit me, he - I know how debilitated you feel. I know how hard it is for you to stand up to him, but you have got to. The first step towards getting on with your life is winning this lawsuit. And we gonna win.
- Diane Campbell: Okay.
- Abby Perkins: Okay. Let's go.