You know, Serena, if you were right, you were right for the wrong reasons.
Meaning?
Emotions, not facts. What was it you said, everyone you talked to said they couldn't have killed that man?
My emotional responses make me...
...an advocate. You're a superb attorney; you ought to be involved in cases that feed your passion.
Well, that would be wonderful.
Serena, you must know, that will not happen in this office. It can't. Now, a prosecutor can be zealous, but not passionate. Advocacy is warm-blooded, enforcement's got to be cold-blooded, and blind, and even angry.
Does Jack feel as strongly about this as you do?
No, but it's my office and my decision, and he accepts it.
A decision? You've already made a decision?
Yes. I have. You're fired.
Is this because I'm a lesbian?
No. Of course not. No.
Good. Good.
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