Conversation between Robinson and a corporate lawyer/former classmate (the first person):

Robinson: Lawyers are increasingly known for greed, are increasing common, and are effective in our society

Robinson was an eccentric, intelligent law student at Michigan in the 70s, then a clerk, prosecutor, and now in the private sector running his own practice

Story: 20 y/o B&E into DAs house, got indicted for everything

Dad wouldn’t put him up for bail and an inmate cut his fingers off while waiting for trial

Jurors love the law, but hate lawyers

The legal system is hell

He subtly let it be known he knew the judge and the prosecuting DA (an attractive woman) “knew” one another. The kid got a year

They go to a chinese spot for lunch, the conversation continued:

A jail nearby (the tombs) was shut down by federal order, but reopened--now it’s state of the art, but cannot get rid of the smell

Jefferson quote about equality etched on the wall; Robinson mentions how women and slaves were not included

There’s a new jail “new tombs” with a buddha outside

Robinson points out a boy who he thinks is an illegal immigrant because he looks like he’s scared

They sat down outside on public benches, and Robinson covered the seat with napkins

The corporate lawyers asks what murders are like

He says TV has turned the criminally disposed eyes’ into a camera, and people like witnessing themselves do crazy stuff like shoot people with Uzis

They talk about a book Robinson was reading about Kafka

He was in workers comp and a lawyer

Robinson says metamorphosis has always intrigued him

What if every lawyer metamorphosed into a prisoner and the reverse

Corporate lawyer says there will be more lawyers then

Robinson thinks this would be “Exacting justice”