Rounders (1998)

Gretchen Mol: Jo

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• Mike McDermott : [after Moot Court]  we're not going to talk? You left me pretty quick there

  Jo : You make like it was my decision

  Mike McDermott : Well, it wasn't mine: I came home and you were gone, you're just going to drop me like that?

  Jo : [Before breaking up with him]  I learned it from you Mike. You always told me this was the rule. Rule number one: Throw away your cards the moment you know they can't win. Fold the fucking hand.

  Mike McDermott : Look this is our thing we're talking about alright? It's not some losing hand in poker

  Jo : I know exactly what we're talking about

  Mike McDermott : So, that's the last of it then?

  Jo : Yeah I would say good luck but I know it's not about "luck" in your game

• Joey Knish : [interrupting their study group]  Hey Jo, Long time.

  Jo : Knish. How are you?

  Joey Knish : The same.

• Jo : [sitting on his lap]  What kind of a job is that going to be, Mike um, writing an opinion on high stakes poker?

  Mike McDermott : [sitting on their bed]  Hon, you're the one that told me I should use my poker skills in the court room.

• Mike McDermott : [after waiting for her outside the City Law University building]  hey

  Jo : You look like hell

  Mike McDermott : Yeah well, you should've seen me yesterday

  Jo : You ok?

  Mike McDermott : Yeah I'm ok you?

  Jo : You know how I am

  Jo : [while seeing the last of his belongings packed up in a duffel bag]  so, you're out of here huh?

  Mike McDermott : Yeah I figure there's nothing left for me here

  Mike McDermott : [while reaching inside his coat pocket for the money he owes him, then handing it to her]  listen, could you give this to Petrovsky? I didn't want to wake him up: it's still a little early, can I count on you to do that?

  Jo : You can always count on me, Mike

  Mike McDermott : Thanks, take care Jo

  Jo : [Jokingly]  Hey call me, if you need a lawyer

  Mike McDermott : [Jokingly]  I will and I will

• Jo : [talking on the street]  Do you know why I left this morning? I found that gangsters roll in your pocket

  Mike McDermott : It's not what you think

  Jo : Who do you think I am? You lie right to my face, in old days you never lied, you've lost everything but at least you never lied

  Mike McDermott : Last night I sat down at this card table and it was the first time I felt alive since I got busted at KGB's joint

• Mike McDermott : [referring to making deliveries for Knish on the graveyard shift]  These fuckin' long nights are killing me.

  Jo : [implying he used to play cards all night]  They never used to.

  Mike McDermott : Yeah, well, that's different. I mean, that was like I buy in at eight o'clock, next thing you know it's morning. But hey, you know, I think I'm "hooked up" for this summer

  Jo : "Hooked up" how?

  Mike McDermott : Well, after I left you last night at the library, I impressed Judge Marinacci. I think I might be in line for a clerkship

  Jo : [becoming intrigued]  Tell me more

  Mike McDermott : Well, those guys were all playing cards, and...

  Mike McDermott : [sensing she'll become angry and upset that he broke his promise to her to quit playing cards]  hear me out now, just hear me out. They were playing cards and I "read" his hand "blind."

  Jo : So, instead of coming home, you went out and played cards with some judge?

  Mike McDermott : No, I wasn't even playing. They were playing. I just caught his eye by "reading" his hand, that's all. I mean, as long as I don't fuck up Moot Court, I think the job's mine.

• Jo : [to Mike, referring to that she was the one to encourage him to use his poker skills in the courtroom]  Yeah, I know I said that, but You know what I meant. I meant that you should use your head. You know, the way you calculate odds on the spot, the way you "read" people. I didn't mean it as a way to con your way into a summer job

  Mike McDermott : con? I was "networking".

  Jo : [amused]  "Networking". Are you trying to con me now?

  Mike McDermott : no

  Jo : I just I don't think you get it. You'll be just like one of those ex-college athletes. You know, have a great job at the D.A. 's office as long as they never miss a lawyer's league game. It's true. I just think if you get in this way, you'll always be a hustler to them.

  Mike McDermott : Baby, I didn't even play.

  Jo : Okay. I'll see you later.

• Jo : [during their study group]  I think the most important thing is to be respectful to the judges but not obsequious

  Kelly : Now, wait a minute. Make sure to be "deferential"

  Mike McDermott : [just walking up to their study group table]  Gene Marinacci won't buy "deferential"

  Steiny : Oh, it's Gene, is it?Well, I knew there was a reason why you were lead counsel, and it's got nothing to do with your punctuality.

  Mike McDermott : Sorry. I couldn't find a cab.

  Jo : [to Mike]  Anyway, when you make the opening remarks, make sure you stick to the fact pattern. And use the right cites. Use book cites, not Lexis.

• Mike McDermott : [In a bar]  hey, I've been looking all over for you

  Jo : I didn't want to be found. You know Petrovsky waited and waited: so did the rest of the group

  Mike McDermott : Look, I missed one meeting

  Jo : It's not about the meeting. I don't care about the meeting