Nakon što je Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) iz svog uspavanog rodnog grada na Floridi zaveden da radi za sjajnog i šarmantnog odvjetnika (Al Pacino), njegova majka (Judith Ivey) ipak nije najsretnija s njegovom odlukom.

Kevin Lomax: Where does he sleep

Kevin Lomax: Yeah, everything ' s been great

Kevin Lomax: You know what scares me?

Kevin Lomax: " Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven ", is that it

Kevin Lomax: In the Bible you loose.

Kevin Lomax: God damnit, what did you do to my wife

Kevin Lomax: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I know you ' ve spent all morning listening to Mr. Broygo talk; I know you ' re hungry; what I need to tell you won ' t take very long at all.

Kevin Lomax: Couldn ' t forget it if I tried

Kevin Lomax: You ' re right.

Kevin Lomax: [ quietly ] Is there more to it

Kevin Lomax: You can handle it