Benjamin Stone quotes from Law & Order

If you prosecute him, he'll die. I know he will. And for what? Mr. MacDaniel is going to be a very wealthy man.

With only one kidney.

Just like I have, Mr. Stone. The hope is we'll both live long and happy lives.

Please believe me, I'm glad you're healthy again. I know how close to death you were. But, Ms. Woodleigh, do you really think your father would have acted any differently if you had needed a heart instead of a kidney?

What's it going to take to make you happy, Stone?

The Mets in the Series, peace on Earth, and Dr. Reberty in Dannemora.

Robinette

You never answered Woodleigh's question, the one we had stricken from the record.

You mean would I do the same as him if it were my daughter? God, I hope not.

Robinette

Plane lands, 2:45. Doorman says Detective Shearer and his wife got home at 4. He went upstairs, dropped his bags, left again 10 minutes later.

To get the drycleaning.

After your honeymoon? That's very romantic. Paul?

Robinette

According to the doorman, Detective Shearer was gone for 3 hours.

Your drycleaner in Philadelphia?

Paul Robinette

Never seen you like this before.

I have never done anything this potentially stupid before.

Murder Two? Why even have it on the menu? This isn't murder, it's manslaughter.

So you're admitting she killed him?

No. But if she killed him, it was extreme emotional disturbance, and that's manslaughter.

I get it. She wasn't there, and if she was there, she didn't kill them, and if she did kill them, she didn't mean to, and if she did mean to, it's because she was upset.

So now you're telling me it was an accident and it's still my fault?

Mrs. Blaine, I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't know what part of your psyche made you force your own flesh and blood into pornography. But yes, I do think Priscilla's death was your fault. Both legally and morally.

But I loved her. She was my life!

No, she was your daughter. She had a life of her own.

Schiff

You want a jury to ignore the evidence.

No, Chris and Amy want the jury to look at the law. I’ll get the jury to look at Chris and Amy.

Schiff

The law’s supposed to be a shield, not a sword. They’re despicable, yes. But by letter of the law they’re not guilty.

The legislature could never have conceived of anything like this, but wrong should not win by technicalities. You know that yourself.

Schiff

Get these bastards off the street.

We have an obligation to investigate.

At the expense of my client’s reputation? This man has led an exemplary life.

Or he hasn’t, and nobody caught him.

This is blackmail!

No, it's your meeting.

Spare his daughter further suffering. We'll take a plea, with a sealed record.

Well, I'm sure Mr. Messimer knows all about sealed records.

Don't force this, Ben. I'll demolish that woman on the stand.

Oh, I get it. He cares about her, but you'll demolish her.

Criminally negligent homicide. He does no time.

No time for killing a child? Who's blackmailing whom?

We have a deal, Stone.

Wrong tense, counselor. In my office, two half-truths do not equal a whole, and you better pray that your client here is snowing you, too.

Are you threatening me?

As a matter of fact, yes, I am.

Robinette

Education. It’s a wonderful thing.

"Anything worth knowing cannot be taught in a classroom."

Robinette

Oscar Wilde?

Sister Mary Frances. She wielded a hell of a paddle.

If you're referring to the Jacobs case, that was six years ago, we were understaffed, and that laundry list of paperwork he made was abusive.

Robinette

It was good enough to suppress the murder weapon. Good enough to beat you.

Schiff

No excuses, you screwed up!

I thought-

Schiff

-Brains didn't enter into it!

What are you putting in your coffee, Stone? 'Cuz you're high if you think-

I think this offer is good for another thirty seconds.