Jo Danville quotes from CSI: NY

Jo

You were a free man. Makes me sick to my stomach to think that my integrity and my conviction gave you that second chance. I came here to make you a promise. You will not walk away this time.

I think you're gonna be disappointed, sweetheart.

Jo

The people I work with are very good at what they do. There'll be no mistakes this time.

I'll make a promise to you. You put that bitch on the stand, your case will fall apart faster than your career did in the FBI.

Serena Matthews

You know, for a while, I was angry at what you did. It took me some time to get past that and realize how difficult it must have been for you, as a woman, and as a mom, to watch that monster walk away from what he did to me.

Jo

Not about me, Serena. It is about you. It's not fair that your life was turned upside down because of it.

Serena Matthews

My father is an emotional guy. He had no right to force you out of the FBI.

Jo

You know, I'm not so sure I wouldn't have done exactly what your dad did on behalf of one of my own children. I don't regret my actions. I do regret that my actions set John Curtis free and what that did to you and your dad but... I don't, I don't sleep nights any more since he was let go.

Mac

Your little visit to Mr. Curtis wasn't a very good idea. I hope you got whatever it was you had to say off your chest.

Jo

I did. Thanks for not making a big deal about it.

Mac

Most of these camps are privately owned, for profit operations. The state pays a fee for every kid sent there.

Jo

Yes, a very generous fee. So for the two years after Nelson buys it, Judge Corsica sends twice as many kids to Forest Brook than any other Juvenile Court judge.

Mac

More kids, more money.

Danny

What do we got?

Jo

Bullet hole... bullet impact mark... burglary starter kit... gun...

Danny

Boom!

Jo

Boom!

But that man stole my life away from me. I think it's only fair that I took his!

Jo

You don't get to make that choice. There's a system of justice.

Serena Matthews

That girl Lindsay who works with you... I thought she was on our side.

Jo

She had to tell the truth.

Serena Matthews

The truth is that Curtis raped that girl and they just let him go. Again.

I have seen John Curtis walk out of a courtroom, a free man, twice. Both times you were there.

Jo

I'm not involved in this case, Senator, as you know.

And yet, somehow it fell apart.

Serena Matthews

Dad, let's just go.

My daughter already paid her price. Nothing can change that. This is about all the other daughters that had to suffer since you let Curtis go the first time.

Mac

You know you can't be doing that. You shouldn't even be within ten feet of that evidence.

Jo

John Curtis is posting bail as we speak. I can't sit back and watch this case fall apart.

Mac

The case isn't yours, Jo. It's Lindsay's. She'll be the one to go back over the evidence and you should get some distance.

Jo

You know John Curtis is not just another bad guy to me. I can't pretend this is business as usual.

Mac

Yeah, I get that, it's personal. All the more reason why you should step away.

Serena Matthews

I'm sorry. It's just I'm so embarrassed.

Jo

There's no reason to be.

Serena Matthews

If I hadn't been drinking when this whole...

Jo

Serena, listen to me. This is not your fault.

Jo

I'm truly sorry for what happened to you, Frank.

By what happened to me you mean when you fired me from the FBI?

Jo

Okay, is that why you asked me to breakfast? Because if you think I regret the decision I made, you're mistaken.

Jo

I'm not gonna sit here and let you blame me for what you did.

I don't, Jo. Look, it took me a long time to figure it out but I messed up and I own it.

Jo

If that's really the way you feel, I'm glad for you.

Yeah, but what I do blame you for is not letting it go.

Why didn't you just ignore my mistake?

Jo

I had a responsibility, Frank. To Serena, to the other victims.

If you'd just put your personal ethics to the side one time, none of this would be happening now.