I bought that judge a T-bone, and I told him to send the boy up. I told him it was the...

Sally Gerber:

Haynes' juvenile court record lists you as amicus curae? Evidence given by a non-party with the intention of swaying the judge one way or the other?... Yeah - well, usually, it comes in written form, but there was no copy attached... Silence. OK. Well, at least tell me why Haynes did four years for a joyride, huh? What about probation? Boy had a home, a father. Chief Red Garnett:
What did your file say about him? Sally Gerber:
That he was a petty thief who did a little time - got out, and stayed pretty clean. Chief Red Garnett:
Your precious files are wrong. Sally Gerber:
OK. So tell me the truth. Chief Red Garnett:
Haynes' old man - he's a... he was a career criminal. Had a soft spot for whores, and... one thing's for sure - he beat the hell out of anything he ever came across, or screwed, or fathered. If I -... If the judge had let the boy go home with him, he'd have a rap sheet as long as your arm within a year... Gatesville wasn't so bad. I've known kids there who stayed straightened up... One even became a priest. Sally Gerber:
I don't get it. Chief Red Garnett:
Well, you don't get it. In Texas, the bottom line is who you know, and what they owe you. It's how I do my job; it's how you got your job. Sally Gerber:
You are tough, aren't you? Chief Red Garnett:
I bought that judge a T-bone, and I told him to send the boy up. I told him it was the right thing to do. Judge went with me, right down the line