Law & Order (TV Series)

Veteran's Day (2004)

Sam Waterston: Executive ADA Jack McCoy

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Arthur Branch : No surprise the jury hung.

  Jack McCoy : I'll try him again.

  Arthur Branch : Your problem was too many blue collar jurors. They identified with Kenneth Silva.

  Serena Southerlyn : How do you know who the holdouts were?

  Arthur Branch : The people who escape jury duty, same people who escape active duty.

• Arthur Branch : You can't imagine the father reacting out of grief and anger, Jack? Why not drop it down to manslaughter?

  Jack McCoy : There's no extreme emotional defense here. Silva pursued Brian Teague, Arthur. He made it murder two when he walked out of that bar, a full twenty minutes after Brian Teague left.

  Arthur Branch : Well, still, a sleeper hold... way I understand it, it's meant to subdue someone, not necessarily to kill 'em. I mean, things backfired. A good man went too far.

  Jack McCoy : Believe me, I'm not thrilled at having to prosecute a decorated veteran.

  Arthur Branch : Well, Chiles will make murder two a tough sell to a jury.

  Jack McCoy : What are you worried about, Arthur? Man one will be included in the final charges, if the judge buys the EED.

  Arthur Branch : So it's win-win. And you're set on murder two?

  Jack McCoy : We have to draw the line somewhere.

  Arthur Branch : We do. Every time we indict someone.