Shaw quotes from Law & Order

For God's sake, she was only 17! That's the same age as my daughter. Her parents had every right to know what was going on.

Her father ran on an anti-abortion platform.

That's not the point. He's still her dad.

You're starting to sound like you have a problem with the fact that she had an abortion at all. Is it a Catholic thing?

It's a little more complicated than that.

[about Nelson] Are you aware of any history of mental illness?

Is being a mean, nasty son-of-a-bitch a mental illness?

Don't you get it, man? I'm doing you a favor!

Put the gun down!

These people are ruining the country. Our country!

You drop that gun right now, or I swear to God I'll blow your head off!

They're killing innocent Americans, man!

Drop the gun now!

They need to be shipped back to China where they belong!

You're under arrest.

That means you're going to Rikers, where you belong.

There was a party at the restaurant to celebrate last night.

Were you there?

No. I had to be at my regular gig at the Flying Hatchet.

What's that?

It's a hatchet throwing bar in Williamsburg.

Alcohol and sharp objects - what could go wrong?

Frank, if you've got something to tell me, tell me now.

We got our man, Jalen. That's all you need to know.

[about the victim] He had a lot going for him. Handsome, athletic, the best law school in the country. Who would want to kill a guy like that?

Today? Pretty much anybody.

[about Ezra's use of a homophobic slur] Right now, he's just a guy who used a word he wasn't supposed to.

Which is depressing enough.

Yeah, it's a bad word, no doubt, but...

But what?

No one's above having a bad day. The only difference between you or him or anyone else is that he got caught on camera.

I got lots of stuff in that warehouse. Can't pay attention to every single item.

Come on, Eddie. We're talking about a really expensive watch, not a couple of tubes of toothpaste over here.

I buy in bulk. I'm a legitimate businessman.

A legitimate businessman? So you're trying to tell me you have receipts for all those items in your warehouse?

Like I keep saying, I buy in bulk. The people in the neighborhood know that, so they bring me inventory.

Who brought you this watch?

Don't know, like I said...

If you say "I buy in bulk" one more time, I swear to God...

Pierre Briones, you're under arrest for the murder of Dana Clarkson.

Too bad she's gone. You could use a good crisis manager.

[spotting a suspect going into a military funeral] Oh, we've gotta grab him now.

Hey, Frank, no, no, no. You and I can go in there and keep eyes on Martinez, and then wait for a discreet moment to approach after.

"Discreet"? This guy's murder suspect number one. We don't know if he's armed, whether he's going in there to shoot up the place...

He's not gonna shoot up the place. It's a veteran's funeral.

So?

"So"? Frank, my brother's in the military. My father was. These funerals matter, so let's try to show them some respect, huh?

Discreet.

Discreet.

I want you to listen to me closely. You need to let these hostages go. If you do that, there's still a way out of this. There's some good news. The corrections officer that you shot is still alive. We've got the video, so we know that you two were wrestling over the weapon, and that he is the one who actually pulled the trigger. That's good news, too. But you've got to let these people go, Troy. You do that, you'll be able to tell your side of the story.

I've been trying to explain myself for 18 months! I didn't kill him! I saw the real killer. I was there at the scene. I was trying to help the dude who got shot. That's why I had blood on my clothes. I tried to save his ass, but no one wants to hear any of that!

Tell it to the jury. That's what trials are for, Troy. You have to believe in the system.

Believe in the system? Are you serious? The system is the thing that's trying to kill me!

You know, I thought I could help people by going to law school, fight the system that way. It didn't work out for me the way I thought. So I joined the Police Academy. I thought I could do more good on the streets, have more of a direct impact. I became a cop to keep innocent Black men out of prison, not put them in there.

No matter how hard we all try, every once in a while we get it wrong. It's just the way it is.

That's a hell of a speech, unless your name is Troy Booker.