Law & Order (TV Series)

Confession (1991)

Dann Florek: Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen

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Quotes 

• Det. Mike Logan : What the hell is this? You expect me to sit on my ass while my partner's killer walks around free?

  Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : Either way, that is exactly what is going to happen. Because if the first confession is coerced, then so is the second, and the third, no matter how many times you Mirandize the suspect.

  Capt. Donald Cragen : Coercion is a judgment call, Stone. My guy never laid a glove on the son of a bitch.

  Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : That doesn't matter. If he coerced the first confession, it is still "fruit of the poisonous tree."

  Det. Mike Logan : What "fruit!" What's it some stupid technicality?

  Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : [to Cragen]  Perhaps you can explain the concept to your men, so they don't let another cop killer walk.

  [starts to leave, then pauses and turns back] 

  Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : I doubt if Max Greevey would've considered it a "technicality."

• [about Max Greevey's killer, who'd also considered trying to kill Max's wife] 

  Capt. Donald Cragen : 'Maybe threaten his old lady'... too bad he didn't take that route. Marie would have kicked his ass!