Franklin Nelson "There are alligators in the sewers! Don't ride my ass about the alligators. I got a friend in Sanitation, okay? He's seen them!"
Played by Jon Favreau 
Daredevil (2003) · 87 quotes
Daredevil (2003) · 87 quotes
5th most-quoted character in Daredevil (2003): in 12 of its 87 quotes
Most scenes with: Matt Murdock/Daredevil (4)
"As your attorney in this matter, I advise you to marry the woman immediately."
More lines from Franklin Nelson
7 quotes Franklin Nelson Franklin Nelson "She's... hideous. I don't know if its a fungus or some kind of congenital birth defect, but as your attorney in this matter I advise you to take no further action."
Franklin Nelson "Wilson Fisk is in the HIZZY!"
Franklin Nelson "That place is gonna be crawling with people - rich people! People who pay their legal fees with money, not with fish, or with-with-with wheels of cheese, or with sports supplies! I'm gonna fill you in on a little secret, Matt. This doesn't look like a law office, okay? It looks like the set of goddamn "Sanford and Son". Every time I walk in I'm waiting for Lamont to come down the stairs!"
Franklin Nelson "Look at me, Matt. I'm a 'plus one'. 'Plus ones' don't get anywhere by themselves. They need somebody to bring them. That's why it's 'plus one'."
Franklin Nelson "What happens to that lie-detector of yours when it detects your own bullshit? It must really bury the needle, huh?"
Franklin Nelson "Do you or do you not concede that there are alligators in the sewers? Please answer the question."
Scenes with Franklin Nelson
4 scenes Franklin Nelson Your client, Mister Lee, he made his first payment today.
That's great. You should be very happy.
Franklin Yeah, it's fantastic. He paid in fluke. Fluke is a fish, Matt. Did you know that? Because I sure as hell didn't.
Mister Lee is a good man, and he-he doesn't have a lot of money, and he goes fishing on the weekends.
Franklin Yeah, well, I go salsa dancing on the weekends, but I don't shake my ass to pay my phone bill, you know what I'm sayin'?
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Franklin We need some better clients. I'm tired of these pro bono cases.
What is your problem with our clients? We have good, honorable clients, decent people. What's your idea of better? Define "better". Huh? What would be a "better" client?
Franklin "Better" means rich and guilty, okay? Remember how they taught us in law school how to create a moral vacuum, so you can represent people who aren't all necessarily innocent?
That was your best course, as I recall.
Franklin Yeah, well, you don't have a moral vacuum, Matt. You're completely vacuumless.
I said I was sorry. What do you want?
Franklin Nelson Details. You owe me that.
Her name's Elektra Natchios.
Franklin She sounds like a Mexican appetizer.
It's Greek, genius. Her father's Nikolas Natchios.
Franklin The billionaire?
Yeah, see? Yes, the billionaire.
Franklin Well, then, as your attorney in this matter, I advise you to marry the woman immediately.
I'll take it under consideration.
Karen Page (Matt Murdock arrives at his office and is greeted by his secretary.)
This just came by messenger. It's your invitation to the Black and White Ball at the Grand - plus one. (she smiles expectantly)
Franklin Nelson Plus one? All right! Guess I gotta rent a tux.
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Franklin Natchios owns the Grand Hotel. And Elektra's the reason you were invited to the ball.
She's out of my league. I'd rather just end it before it starts.
Franklin That's gotta be some kind of record, Matt. You just completely bypassed the whole relationship phase. You went right into the breakup. Trying to save some time, huh?
Franklin Nelson Oh-oh-oh! Look at that! Wilson Fisk is in the hizzie! Come on, we might never get a chance like this again. Come on, let's go! (to Fisk) Mister Fisk? Mister Fisk, it's Franklin Nelson from Nelson and Murdock --
Excuse me. You want to talk to Mister Fisk, you make an appointment. Okay?
It's all right, Wesley. (to Nelson) I know who you are. You're the blind lawyers from Hell's Kitchen.
Franklin Actually, actually he's the blind one. I'm deaf.
I'm sorry, Mister Fisk, my partner's a little overzealous. We can't represent you.
Why's that?
Franklin Yes, why is that, Mister Murdock?
Because we only handle clients who are innocent.
(chuckles)
"Innocent", he says. That's pretty funny. You know, I've learned one thing in all my years in this business.
What's that?
Nobody's innocent. Nobody. Have a great time at the party. (Fisk and Wesley exit.)
Franklin I just... Matt, for one night I just wish, I just... (he spots Elektra, in an evening gown, on the balcony.) Matt, I just wish I could give you my eyes for one night.
