Law & Order (TV Series)
Manhood (1993)
Steven Hill: DA Adam Schiff
Quotes
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D.A. Adam Schiff : "Ministers of God..." Unbelievable. But this isn't motive.
A.D.A. Paul Robinette : It establishes intent and state of mind.
D.A. Adam Schiff : Congratulations. You have flour and water. Get an oven, you can make bread. What connects state of mind to the crime?
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D.A. Adam Schiff : I used to ask myself how a man could put on a bedsheet and lynch another man. The answer is most of the time he can't, by himself.
Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : But you get enough people together... 4 cops stood by and let him die.
D.A. Adam Schiff : And 12 civilians just did it again.
Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : And they voted their indifference.
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D.A. Adam Schiff : No, only your most crucial evidence...
Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : Half the precinct knows who wrote that memo. How can I prove it? She could've let it in.
D.A. Adam Schiff : Judge Larkin? Her politics aren't with you when the law is against you.
A.D.A. Paul Robinette : We have to connect the memo to Rhodes.
D.A. Adam Schiff : What about the kid that brought it in? The partner?
Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : He says he didn't know.
A.D.A. Paul Robinette : Tell me you believe him.
Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone : I put him on the stand, he'll lie. He's scared of what the other cops will think.
A.D.A. Paul Robinette : Is that what he's scared of?