Don Cragen quotes from Law & Order

Wow! I can see this leading to a whole new penological outlook -- we will only pursue homicides where the vic died in a state of grace.

This is New York, remember? Sometimes people get beat up just for the hell of it. Sometimes they even get dead, it's a fact of life.

Nobody has a 'verbal altercation' anymore, you notice that?

Grand theft kidney. Terrific.

This is freakin' amazing. I don't know a computer disk from a slipped disk.

‘...maybe threaten his old lady.' Too bad he didn't take that route, Marie would have kicked his ass.

What is less than square one?

The entire city is enraged at the deaths of people who, normally, they wouldn't have time of day for.

She's a hooker, Paul. She slept with her pimp, she got very angry, and she stabbed him. Call Eyewitness News, we've never seen anything like this in New York City before.

If you're wrong, and you go after cops...

Greevey

If I'm wrong, I'll go to the grand jury and say I killed the kid.

Greevey

From '80 to '88, Beigal made The Post's 50 Worst Landlords list. Last two years, he's spotless.

Maybe he got religion.

Robinette

We need motive.

Greevey

Who says the little son of a bitch needs motive?

Max...

Greevey

[loudly and with anger. At each 'Bam' he mimes gunshot] What the hell's his motive for this anyway?! "He took my seat." BAM. "He looked at my girlfriend." BAM! "I need dem shoes." BAM!

Max has been busting his chops on this case.

Robinette

I understand...

Greevey

Hey, I can apologize for myself, alright? Only I don't feel very apologetic! I'm fed up!

So where does that get us? A lover's quarrel?

Logan

After sex? Most people, you fight, and then have sex.

Cerreta

[To Cragen] He's not married.

I mean, I'm thinking back to when Phil came on. It's not always love at first sight with you.

Logan

Look, I can handle it. I just wanna know how long?

I wanna know how long is my mother-in-law gonna live with us. I don't know, but I'm learning to enjoy her pot roast.