Law & Order Season 16 quotes

Post-partum psychosis. Makes post-partum depression look like a day at the beach.

Her neighbor says they were near divorce, until Arlene got pregnant. It's kind of sad, don't you think?

McCoy

This woman did a murder-kidnapping. Breaks my heart.

I knew something was going down with his hauls.

Green

Who maintains the rigs?

I do.

Green

So when you were cleaning out blood, hair, loose fingernails from people who tried to claw their way out of a boiling hot trailer box, you classify that as "something going down"?

[while getting arrested] What kind of country locks up its patriots?

Green

The same kind that gives you the right to remain silent. Exercise it.

Jack, Arthur gave you the out. You could have handed off this case.

McCoy

Would you let intimidation effect the way you prosecuted a crime?

I'm not talking about intimidation, I'm talking about getting killed.

McCoy

It doesn't make a difference. It's about the law. It doesn't work if we don't make it work.

Fontana and Green are on the way. They wanna get our statements.

McCoy

Fine.

Jack, are you okay? Jack?

McCoy

I thought he was aiming at me.

Lt. Van Buren

I want you to find the son of a bitch who did this.

I was hoping you'd say that.

McCoy

If I don't leave here with a guilty plea, Mr. Corley, I promise, you'll do forty-five years hard time. They'll wheel me out of my retirement home to be at your parole hearings.

Religious fervor.

McCoy

The nitroglycerin of the 21st century.

I killed a man. For what? I can't go through with this now.

McCoy

It isn't your decision, Mr. Speicher. A man has been murdered, and everyone who was involved needs to held responsible.

The people who are really responsible are all dead.

Justice at any cost. That it, McCoy? Go after me. It's gonna cost you plenty.

McCoy

Juries aren't stupid.

Really. We must be working different courtrooms.

[in his video suicide] My name is Tadhg Ruane. I am of sound body and mind, and I'm making this recording because I'm just tired. I'm tired of the pain. I'm tired of living. I'm sorry, Ma, I just can't do it anymore. Please understand that I want to. I need to. I need to die.

You're supposed to protect your kid brother, and I did that, his whole life. And every second of helping him plan his exit, I swear that's what I was doing. I was being an older brother. But that last moment, when he wanted to breathe ... [chokes up] God forgive me.

Green

Did Loomis give you a big Christmas bonus this year?

Yes, he did. But I still don't know where they went.