SALT So here’s the last truth: The Liar’s Table was never about winning. It was about finding the one man brave enough to lose.
FINN I can swim.
SALT That’s the truth you wish were true. But the lie you told was that you are not your father’s son. In fact, you are. He stayed. He changed your diapers. He taught you to tie a cleat hitch. The man you hate is the only father you have. So your statement was a lie. Which means you told the truth by lying. liars table script
JUNIOR I know.
JUNIOR (too fast) Truth. I am not his son. SALT So here’s the last truth: The Liar’s
SALT You were supposed to lie.
Salt closes his eye. A long, slow exhale. SALT That’s the truth you wish were true
JUNIOR Because I’d rather go down with the truth than live with a lie that good.