Law & Order Season 22 quotes

[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.

It seems that whenever a person of color is on trial, you always bring in some extra evidence to the equation.

Are you trying to say that I make things up? Because that's not how it works.

Quite the contrary. It's simple math. And it adds up to you having a racially motivated axe to grind. There's no other way to explain it.

I'm pretty sure there is. But I'm not a sociologist. I'm a homicide detective. I follow the evidence, and I arrest bad guys, regardless of their race. That's what I do. And in this case, the evidence points at Michelle Nichols.

A Black woman.

No. A murderer.

A man is dead and a family has been destroyed. All because a good man blurted out a stupid, hateful word.

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...

I'm so sorry about what happened today. Are you here to fire me?

McCoy

I know who you are, Miss Maroun.

I'm not sure that's a good thing. I screwed up.

McCoy

Like everyone else. If you don't screw up, you're not trying hard enough.

Thank you.

For what?

Winning the trial. If it weren't for you, Castillo would have walked out of here a free man yet again.

If it weren't for me, Perry Sutton would still be alive.

Better shine your shoes, fellas. You're about to go to a restaurant that charges $3,700 for dinner.

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

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

I met my first husband the old-fashioned way: drunk as hell at a biker bar in Queens.

If you didn't consent to the recording, I can go back in there and ask the judge to suppress it. [Pollard shakes her head] Well, he's not allowed to play the entire tape. It'll be limited in scope...

I am half-naked, Mr. Price, asking a man, asking that man, to take charge of my body. Do you understand how that looks?

It looks like a woman engaged in a consensual act, making a choice.

It will be my undoing.

The jury will see right through his charade.

I've seen thousands of women torn to shreds on the stand. It always comes down to one thing: sex. You can do this.

You've made a career out of encouraging women to stand up for themselves. Now that it's your turn, what, you're just going to try to look the other way? You can do this.

[about the victim] You know, he was awfully dressed up for a midnight smoke under the stars.

[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.

Don't you think it's a little too convenient that this perfect piece of evidence just fell from the sky at exactly the right moment?

McCoy

Gift horses, Ms. Maroun.

You were right. Alexander Lockett tried to protect his men, but chose to follow the chain of command, and he ended up dying for it.

He was a soldier, and he was following orders.

Still not sure that makes it right.

No one ever said it did.

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!