Novak and Lydia in “Unfinished Business”

Novak

It doesn't matter what he did, Larry Moore was murdered. That is a Class-A fellony.

I presume you live on Planet Earth. Where're you going to find a jury pool that doesn't think the guy deserves to die?

Novak

That has no baring on the law.

Explain that to John Q. Public. There'll be months of media spinning. Trotting out the murdered womans family members in support of a rogue FBI agent.

Novak

Agent Cooper stalked and shot a man in Central Park and you want to give her a pass?

This office is not going to let you spend $2,000,000, on a case you can't win.