Law & Order (TV Series)
Scoundrels (1994)
Michael Zaslow: Willard Tappan
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Quotes
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Willard Tappan : You know, they're talking about privatizing the park. A subway token to enter or $30 a year. Trump thinks he can run it at a profit.
Jack McCoy : That's fascinating. We're here to...
Willard Tappan : You're here because you have a problem. I'm talking to you because I have a problem.
Jack McCoy : We'll prove that you hid that money, Mr. Tappan. That'll prolong your study of institutional dining.
Willard Tappan : Yes, that's my problem. Meanwhile, Mr. Curren, your murderer, will go free.
Jack McCoy : If you hadn't stolen his money, that murder would never have taken place.
Willard Tappan : I concede your point. If things were different, they wouldn't be the same. Look, I know that you've been asking about a conversation I may have had with Mr. Curren, a conversation I may not be able to recall.
Jack McCoy : I saw your testimony to the House Banking Committee. You couldn't seem to recall the answers to more than 200 questions.
Willard Tappan : My memory is dreadful. Especially when I'm anxious about the future.
Jack McCoy : What do you want?
Willard Tappan : No prosecution on fraud.
Jack McCoy : We'll take your money.
Willard Tappan : You'll take it anyway.
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Jack McCoy : You hoped Curren would kill him. To end the blackmail.
Willard Tappan : Heavens to Betsy. What a dreadful idea.
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Jack McCoy : [cross-examining] How many people have you swindled, Mr Tappan?
Willard Tappan : None.
Jack McCoy : How many people have you been **convicted** of swindling?
Willard Tappan : Fourteen thousand.
Jack McCoy : Fourteen thousand people, lied to when they bought bonds in North River Savings and Loan?
Edward St. John : Objection: argumentative.
Jack McCoy : Addresses credibility.
Judge Herman Mooney : Overruled.
Jack McCoy : Why should anyone believe anything you tell them now, since you've been convicted of lying fourteen thousand times?
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Willard Tappan : [referring to the victim] Kopinsky? You know, I had a racehorse named Prince **Korinsky** once. The government took him, along with everything else; I suppose Chelsea's riding him now.
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Willard Tappan : [negotiating deal in exchange for his testimony] My memory is **dreadful**, especially when I'm anxious about the future!