[L listens intently, to the words on the surface and then far deeper, practicing what he's preaching and looking at the sum of what Mello's presenting rather than the parts.

Ultimately, he decides that he's satisfied with the picture the truth is telling him, and he nods his shaggy head in acceptance and surrender.]

I'm going to do things that don't make sense to you, and have no underlying meaning. I'm going to frustrate and disappoint you most of the time, and maybe, four or five percent of the time, I'll give you what you want. Can you live with that?

[If so, I will try to let you convince me.]