Berger quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

I told Cheryl about your deal. But she wants to go to trial.

She does or you do?

Do you know why I became a lawyer, Alex?

Uh, to see your face on TV?

How do you plead?

Not guilty.

I'll hear the People on bail.

Novak

Well, a million has a nice ring to it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Novak

The defendant is a flight risk.

To where? Jersey? She's a U.S. citizen.

Novak

Given the severity of her crimes, and the fact that she killed a baby once before...

My client was never charged with that crime. In fact, there was no crime. That fetus was stillborn.

Mr. Berger!

Your honor, this poor girl lost a child. How dare the People twist that tragic incident to suit their own needs.

Novak

You have got to be kidding.

No! You are. My client doesn't have as much as a parking ticket!

Novak

I'm sure if she did, she'd just throw it in the trash along with her babies.

Oh, all right. That's enough out of both of you. As I believe the defendant is not a threat to anyone but her own offspring, the court is requesting that in exchange for a lower bail amount, she does not get pregnant again before trial.

That's unconstitutional!

I'm not ordering that she be sterilized, Mr. Berger. [to Ella] But if you do become pregnant again, young lady, you will be found in contempt of this court, and bail will be rescinded.

Your honor has no right to legislate procreation.

You think you could manage to comply with that order, Miss Christensen?

I don't know.

Bail is set at 2,000,000, cash or bond. 10-minute recess. [bangs gavel]

Are you familiar with Kendall's study of postpartum women, which showed: "Psychiatric hospital admissions increase 7 times in the first 3 postpartum months compared to pre-pregnancy, and represent the peak prevalence for psychiatric disorders for women."?

Dr. Huang

I'm aware of the biologically vulnerable state of women following childbirth.

So, their brain chemistry can be altered. Their hormones go crazy. Uh, sorry. I'm gonna anticipate an objection to that one. Lemme rephrase. [pauses] Their hormones... go kooky.