James Farentino: Neil Darrell

Quotes 

• Walter Nicholls : ...we're going to discuss a taboo subject... religion. I haven't heard of either one of you attending mass lately, but I assume you haven't left the Church yet... . Will we or will we not defend him

  [OB-GYN specialist] 

  Walter Nicholls : , a very worried man? I'd like to do it, but I'm just a backwards, country Protestant myself. If you two want to, why, we'll pass it up... . Dr. Philip Blackburn has been charged with performing an illegal abortion. And he's guilty... . He needs help... . I think he deserves help.

  Brian Darrell : What makes you think we wanna pass?

  Walter Nicholls : Well, if my memory isn't failing me, you told me that you don't believe in abortion.

  Brian Darrell : I don't.

  Walter Nicholls : Alright. I'll go along with you if you rather feel the firm doesn't touch the case.

  Brian Darrell : I don't believe in abortion, Walt, but maybe this man who needs help does.

  Neil Darrell : Walt, in the words of Cardinal

  [Francis] 

  Neil Darrell : Spellman, and I quote: 'Catholics don't need the support of civil law to be faithful to their religious convictions; nor do they wish to impose their moral views by law on non-Catholics.'

  Brian Darrell : [with a slight smile, as he corrects his younger brother]  It was Cardinal

  [Richard] 

  Brian Darrell : Cushing - not Spellman... . I don't think he was talking about abortion specifically, but neither was Father Murray when he said the law's required to be tolerant of many evils which morality condemns. But I think it covers your question, doesn't it, Walt?

  Walter Nicholls : I think it does. Let's go talk to our client.

  [Together, the three exit their office]