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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
It's entirely possible that Chuck's story was 100 percent true. But let's remember: It was told completely from his POV.
I think there's room for skepticism. For instance, he told Kim his father was a paragon of honesty, a saint, really put him on a pedestal. Thus, he couldn't imagine Dad doing anything remotely wrong.
So what if ... that $14,000 missing from the business was actually Dad spending a bit on, say, gambling, or some other vice. Chuck's idealization of his Dad -- and his inherent dislike/distrust of his brother -- may have led him to wrongly assume Jimmy skimmed the money. His Dad wouldn't accept that because he knew Jimmy was innocent, but he was too guilt-ridden to fess up to Chuck.
Is Jimmy so pathological that he would steal from his father? Maybe.
Is Chuck so jealous of his brother, the proverbial prodigal son who is loved by the father despite his faults, who unlike Chuck has the gift of charm (which even works on Chuck's prim and proper wife Rebecca), that he would think the worst of him -- or even tell a lie to Kim in order to hurt Jimmy the only way he knows how, by driving a wedge between Jimmy and his girl? Maybe.
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True story; but it gets back to an old hearsay exception: "Not introduced to prove the truth of the matter asserted..."
I'm not pointing it out to suggest that it's necessarily 100% accurate - but Chuck thinks it is and it colors his view of Jimmy. As such, Chuck's actions and distrust of Jimmy isn't driven by malevolent motives, but rather genuine concern over the well-being of his silk stocking law practice.
And as noted way back when...he was right w/r/t to Jimmy's underhanded dealings, something that Kim is now also seeing surface with regularity.
Jimmy's a sympathetic figure and as you noted, he's damn charming. But he's NOT right for a large firm and frankly he's probably not cut out for the practice of law. You can't have a legal system full of guys doing what Jimmy does; the thing will fall apart.
Chuck's right - giving Jimmy a law degree is giving a chimp a machine gun. The dude just refuses to straighten up and fly right.