If you think you can handle it. [He says with a wink. That much at least seems to be a joke. Probably.]

Well, I'd be lying if I said I really was always positive. In this case, as suspicious as this set-up is, it helps that the stakes aren't literal life-or-death. But my real secret... that would be something my mentor toward me a long time ago.

[He smiles fondly as he looks down into his drink.]

'A lawyer is someone who smiles no matter how bad it gets'.