The Firm (1993)

Jerry Weintraub: Sonny Capps

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• Avery Tolar : We put you in deals with other clients where they may be very sensitive about exposing their relationships to outside attorneys.

  Sonny Capps : [to Mitch]  You hear that, counselor? That's a veiled threat.

  [to Avery] 

  Sonny Capps : If you're talking about our friends in Chicago, they don't make money when I pay you fees. You make money when I pay you fees. They make money being in business with me. And as long as they're makin' money, they don't give a flyin' fuck who does my taxes.

  [back to Mitch] 

  Sonny Capps : Hey, you don't know me. I'm a nice guy. You lose a million bucks for me, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm not gonna break your legs.

  Avery Tolar : [Worried Mitch will learn too much too soon]  Sonny, let's don't get carried away here, all right?

  Sonny Capps : What did I say?

  [Off Avery's squirming] 

  Sonny Capps : What did I say?

  Mitch McDeere : Maybe it's what you didn't say.

  Sonny Capps : 'What didn't I say.' What didn't I say?

  Mitch McDeere : 'Thank you.' Mr. Tolar handed you a schedule that virtually guarantees you zero tax with zero risk. The basis of your stock would be the face amount of the installment note, but the stock would have no value. Even so, it's deducted in offsets income. You defer your tax in full even though you have a bankable LC.

  Sonny Capps : Deferred to when?

  Mitch McDeere : What do you care? Whenever it is, it's still the best interest-free loan you'll ever get.

  Sonny Capps : So the worst is... I pay my taxes much, much later?

  Mitch McDeere : No. The worst thing is next year they're going to close the loophole, change the regs and if you haven't grabbed this proposal, you're gonna feel you were fucked with a dick big enough for an elephant to feel it.