HOLLAND: Does she unnerve you?

LINDSEY: A little.

HOLLAND: Two minutes alone with that woman and I feel like my spine's been fused. Still, one has to admire her talent, and her work ethic. Everything all right? You look a little stressed.

LINDSEY: I've been putting in the hours, but --

HOLLAND: Ah. Well, that's a big part -- the perspiration. But the other part -- the inspiration -- you've had kind of a rough year on that end.

LINDSEY: I've made, uh, some bad choices.

HOLLAND: Well, I'll say.

LINDSEY: Sending the rogue Slayer after the vampire?

HOLLAND: Among other things. But you had a nice success in court. You're starting to pull out of it. I'm fond of you, Lindsey. I'd like to see you moving up here.

LINDSEY: I'm glad to hear that, sir.

HOLLAND: Not everybody will. This is kind of our, uh, harvest time of year where we separate the winners from the, uh, dead weight. Now I have to say, you don't seem that happy lately. Could I take a wild stab as to what I think that might be?

LINDSEY: Sure.

HOLLAND: It's your age. You're a young man. You've hitched your wagon to our star. Oh, and it's a bright star. But now you're starting to feel a little 'Is that all there is?'

LINDSEY: Sometimes you question things, but I mean it's no big --

HOLLAND: Yeah, I did a lot of crazy things when I was your age -- searching and all. Took me a while to realize how the world was put together and where I belonged in it. And actually the world isn't that complicated. It's designed for those who know how to use it.

LINDSEY: Yes, sir.

HOLLAND: Don't give me that 'yes, sir' crap. I want you to think about these things. You're not going to be happy until you find your place in the scheme of things. Okay, enough of the old guy's lecture. Now, down to business. I don't think she had a happy childhood.

LINDSEY: Sir?

HOLLAND: Our blind friend, Vanessa. I think she was terribly abused growing up. I think the details of that are tragic and shockingly specific, and I think you should create them, sooner rather than later.

LINDSEY: She is going to do something else that may require a strong defense.

HOLLAND: A strong defense, alibis. Creative alternatives to incarceration. She is an invaluable tool to some of our most important clients and we can't risk losing her.

LINDSEY: What's she gonna do?

HOLLAND: There are some children arriving. They pose a threat.

LINDSEY: Some children.

HOLLAND: Is this too shocking for you?

LINDSEY: I'm just thinking it might be for a jury.

HOLLAND: Which is why I'm thinking her terrible, terrible childhood drove her to it. Not guilty by reason of insanity. Of course the odds of her getting caught again are pretty slim.

LINDSEY: Who -- who are these children?

HOLLAND: It's best we know only what we need to, without forgetting the important part we play in the greater whole. I'm sure you're gonna want to get right on it.

• Lindsey & Holland
• Wolfram & Hart

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