Law & Order (TV Series)
Bitter Fruit (1995)
Steven Hill: DA Adam Schiff
Quotes
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DA Adam Schiff : [after hearing that Karen shot Nick to death in the courtroom] How in Hell did she get that gun into the courthouse?
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid : I don't know.
DA Adam Schiff : You don't know. Well, somebody better find out. Normal-lookin' people out there taking the law in their own hands!
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : With 8,000,000 taxpayers cheering 'em on. They're lining up to pat Karen Gaines on the back.
DA Adam Schiff : Right.
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid : Well, it doesn't take much effort to put yourself in her shoes.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : Unfortunately, she's not the first parent to lose a child. That can't justify premeditated murder.
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid : You wanna try her for murder 2?
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : She had the presence of mind to smuggle a loaded weapon into a courthouse. I have 40 witnesses who saw her shoot Capetti. I don't see what the problem is.
DA Adam Schiff : The problem is that your jury will wish that they pulled the trigger!
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : If we don't come down hard on Karen Gaines, somebody else'll get the idea that it's okay to turn another courtroom into the O.K. Corral.
DA Adam Schiff : And if she gets acquitted, what message does that send? I'm not takin' that chance. You're talkin' to her lawyer.