Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)

Michael Fairman: Dept. Inspector Knelman, Dep. Inspector Knelman, Department Inspector Knelman

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• Dep. Inspector Knelman : [about a law suit filed against New York for $ 7,000,000]  Don't you find it ironic that the city of New York is paying you to accumulate evidence so that... it can be sued?

  Mary Beth Lacey : Ironic, yes sir! Also tragic. What happened to that boy shouldn't never have happened or allowed to happen, sir.

  Dep. Inspector Knelman : Ahh the very crux of the Patterson's press conference today. Their lawyer says you can't put a price tag on tragedy and in the very next breath he mentions... $ 7,000,000

• Dep. Inspector Knelman : Wrap it up by the end of the week and then let's move on to more important things!

  Mary Beth Lacey : Sir, I think this is important, don't you sir?

  Dep. Inspector Knelman : An old man gets mugged on the street, he's not looking for trouble. A lady with five kids were shot to death for her paycheck, she's not looking for trouble but this 'Dwayne Patterson', he left home with the intention of purchasing alcohol, then he showed false ID, then he shoplifted, then he offered illegal identification again when he was arrested and booked, in other words Dwayne Patterson *looked* for trouble... and he found it... and tax payers should pay him to the tune of 7 000 000 $? I find that rather grotesque! Wrap it up!

• Dep. Inspector Knelman : Bert, reappoint your... detectives, on their priorities.

  Lt. Bert Samuels : I can assure you, sir, uh, that they are giving the case a 100%.

  Dep. Inspector Knelman : They'd better! Because I'd hate like hell to have to come down here again.