Fred Thompson credited as playing...
DA Arthur Branch
- Arthur Branch: Sophie, you're working late.
- Sophie Devere: All for a good cause, Arthur, all for a good cause. Women's rights. You remember them. You know, a lot of people in this country want to take us back to the '50s. And look what we got now: a '50s crime.
- Arthur Branch: [to Novak] Who's your trial judge?
- Casey Novak: Elizabeth Donnelly.
- Arthur Branch: Our favorite radical feminist. Wears her views on her sleeve. This would probably appeal to her notion of inequality. I want you to talk to Donnelly. Tell her to recuse herself from this case.
- Casey Novak: On what grounds?
- Arthur Branch: Public views on abortion.
- Casey Novak: I think she's perfectly capable of divorcing her personal beliefs from the case.
- Arthur Branch: I'm not willing to take that risk. Talk to her, Casey, and tell her we can do it unofficially or officially.
- Arthur Branch: [to Novak] Why are you making a deal?
- Casey Novak: Lauren Westley was given fraudulent information by a doctor masquerading as a provider of abortion services.
- Arthur Branch: Did he instruct her to get her boyfriend to batter her baby to death?
- Casey Novak: No.
- Arthur Branch: Did he assist them?
- Casey Novak: He forced them into a corner.
- Arthur Branch: Does that justify battering her? No deals, Casey. Do your job. Prosecute the crime.
- Casey Novak: I am already losing the jury. With this new information, I don't...
- Arthur Branch: You know what's more important than winning or losing? Sending a message that this city won't condone violent crime whatever the duress.
- Arthur Branch: [to Novak] So you handed the case to the defense?
- Casey Novak: Wayne still got probation.
- Arthur Branch: Really? Well, I may be pro-life, but I'm even more pro-law. Arrest that doctor.
