La Jolla Law Quotes

“I’d appreciate that. I’ve been thinking it wouldn’t look good for me to refuse to answer their questions. I’ve got nothing to hide.” Thaddeus blanched. “Those are the most dangerous words any lawyer ever hears. ‘I’ve got nothing to hide.’ In fact, the police require very little to turn their sights on anyone. The law enforcement mindset requires a suspect. Nine out of ten crimes are solved the same day they happen. So you can’t blame the police for needing to point a quick finger. They’re swamped, and they want to close files. But you also don’t want to give them a reason to think of you as anyone except a bereaved husband. So, here’s my first point. Your separation from Vicki was all her idea. You loved her desperately and wanted her home with you. You want her in your life.”
― John Ellsworth, La Jolla Law

“The figure then went to work. A tourniquet of rubber tubing was tied taut around Rita’s left wrist. Pruning shears were then extracted from his right rear pocket where some men carry their wallets. He applied the sheers to the right ring finger of the unconscious producer, and with an abrupt snap of the handles, the finger was separated from the hand.”
― John Ellsworth, La Jolla Law

“Safari pulled in under the emergency room sign and put the SUV in park.”
― John Ellsworth, La Jolla Law