L.A. Law (TV Series)
Hello and Goodbye (1993)
David Schwimmer: City Attorney Dana Romney
Quotes
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City Attorney Dana Romney : Hello, everybody!
Stuart Markowitz : Oh, great.
City Attorney Dana Romney : It's a gorgeous day. Oh, what a view from the tower of power. One of these days. Uh, Dana Romney, City Attorney. Douglas Brackman may have told you about me.
Ann Kelsey : We know who you are, Mr. Romney. Let's get on with this. All of us are very busy.
City Attorney Dana Romney : We certainly are, Ms. Kelsey, which is why your meritless claim offends me. Why not spare taxpayers the cost of defending your charges, and your husband the agony of, well, my interrogation?
Ann Kelsey : Excuse me?
City Attorney Dana Romney : Drop the suit.
Ann Kelsey : Drop dead.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Is it just me or there a surplus of hostility in this room?
[Romney laughing]
City Attorney Dana Romney : Okay.
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City Attorney Dana Romney : Mr. Markowitz, uh, according to your wife's suit, since your attack, you are not the same man you once were. Uh, Miss Kelsey cites that the declining rate of marital concupiscence. That is, to say, sexual intercourse? Is that accurate?
Stuart Markowitz : Yes.
City Attorney Dana Romney : She says you haven't had sex in over 3 months? Is that accurate?
Stuart Markowitz : Sounds right, yes.
City Attorney Dana Romney : So is it your position, then, that your lack of intermarital sex results from the beating you took last April?
Stuart Markowitz : No, the only reason my wife and I don't have sex is that I currently find her undesirable.
[Ann is silent and scared]
City Attorney Dana Romney : Really?
[Ann is going to be alone in her office for a while. Romney sighs]
City Attorney Dana Romney : I couldn't have secured better testimony if I'd written it myself.
[snickers]
Stuart Markowitz : Are we done?
City Attorney Dana Romney : Free to go, Mr. Markowitz. Bye.
[Stuart will take a break. The City Attorney Romney turning the pages]
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[Here at home, Gwen turns on the lamp and sees the Ice Hockey sports on television. Gwen's left arm will be healed, and she's looking up letters, sit down and drink tea. But someone is knocking on the door. But someone is going to stalk Gwen. She's going to answer the door and see who it is]
City Attorney Dana Romney : Okay, okay.
Warren McElroy : Evening, Miss Taylor. I found this weasel, uh... slinking around in the shadows.
City Attorney Dana Romney : I wasn't slinking. That's my natural gait.
Gwen Taylor : Romney?
City Attorney Dana Romney : Yeah. Thought I'd come by and see if you were okay. Only I didn't know Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was parked on your front step. Guess I'll go.
Gwen Taylor : No, come on in.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Really?
Gwen Taylor : Yeah.
[Romney will never do that ever again. And McElroy will let Romney stay for awhile with Gwen. And she invited him in]
Gwen Taylor : So, at least your content to hang out here in the shadows.
Warren McElroy : Yeah. If she makes it to the door, Miss Taylor, I got her.
Gwen Taylor : Okay.
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City Attorney Dana Romney : [Dana Romney sits and watching TV] This is nice. You and me, alone in the apartment, sitting, watching a little TV. I want you to know, I'm willing to stay the night. If you want, I'll even take the couch. Although it's probably safer if I don't let you out of my site, okay, Gwen?
Gwen Taylor : McElroy's right outside.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Are you saying you want me to leave?
Gwen Taylor : No.
[Gwen is opening the envelope and check the results. She looked, read, and it's the Huntington's test. Passed the test and Gwen is safe]
Gwen Taylor : Oh, God!
City Attorney Dana Romney : Publisher's Clearinghouse?
Gwen Taylor : [Gwen whispering] No, my-my test. It's negative. I thought I had Huntington's chorea, but, um...
City Attorney Dana Romney : Wait a minute. You had this information and you didn't...
Gwen Taylor : No, no, no, that doesn't matter, Romney. The fact is I'm fine. I'm gonna be fine.
[Gwen laughs]
Gwen Taylor : Oh, God.
[Gwen give thanks to Dana Romney and give him a hug. How can Gwen ever repay City Attorney Dana Romney]
Gwen Taylor : Oh.
[Dana kisses Gwen]
Gwen Taylor : Romney.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Sorry.
[Thank goodness]
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Gwen Taylor : [Yawning] I'm gonna go take a shower.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Well, that's an idea.
[Dana strengthening his necktie]
Gwen Taylor : Alone.
City Attorney Dana Romney : About time for me to go anyway.
Gwen Taylor : Well, I really appreciate you coming by. It was so thoughtful.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Do you want me to wait while you shower?
Gwen Taylor : No, you-- Um, yeah.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Take your time.
City Attorney Dana Romney : Thanks.
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[City Attorney Dana Romney open the bottle of beers. Knocking the door]
City Attorney Dana Romney : McElroy?
Gwen Taylor : Something wrong?
City Attorney Dana Romney : I don't think so.
[Dana opened the door is Warren McElroy]
City Attorney Dana Romney : Hi. You look cold.
[Warren McElroy fell on the floor and he was shot in the back with an arrow by the stalker Linda Salerno. She is on the loose]
Gwen Taylor : Oh!
[Gwen Taylor and Dana Romney see that Warren McElroy was murdered]