- Mackay: I've noticed a change in your attitude since Laddo's release.
- Fletch: I just want out, that's all. Ten months if I keep my nose clean.
- Mackay: Not throwing in the towel, are we, Fletcher? Or are you acknowledging that the system always wins?
- Fletch: Nobody wins, Mr Mackay, that's what's so tragic.
- Mackay: Normally I'd hesitate at putting a sprog in here, Fletcher, but I think the new Fletcher could be just what he needs.
- Fletch: Oh, going to have a bit of company down below, am I?
- Mackay: Got a young lad called Nicholson moving in here.
- Fletch: He's not a Scot, is he? I mean, we do draw the line somewhere.
- Mackay: No, he's from Sunderland.
- Fletch: Dangerously close!
- Mackay: Bit of a tearaway, keeps lashing out. You'll keep an eye on him?
- Fletch: Difficult not to in a room this size!
- Mackay: No, I mean, you'll show him what you've learned.
- Fletch: All right. What have I learned, Mr Mackay?
- Mackay: That there's no use in bucking the system.
- Fletch: All right. I'll just tell him three things. One - bide your time. Two - keep your nose clean. And three - don't let the bastards grind you down.