Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Painless (2004)
John Cullum: Defense Attorney Barry Moredock
Quotes
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A.D.A. Casey Novak : [to Amy when she refuses to go on dialysis] When Judge Bradley hears about this stunt, he's gonna blow a gasket.
Barry Moredock : There's a lot I'd do to win a case, Miss Novak, but I'm on your side here.
Det. John Munch : [to Amy] Why are you doing this?
Doctor Amy Solway : I would rather die now than in prison.
Det. John Munch : You mean you'd rather be a martyr, don't you?
Doctor Amy Solway : Stop calling me that!
Det. John Munch : Or do you finally feel some guilt over tricking Christina Nerrit into your bogus suicide pact?
Doctor Amy Solway : I did not trick her. I thought by saying I would die with her, it would make her feel more comfortable, feel better about her decision. Her decision.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : This won't work. I'll get a court order to force the dialysis.
Barry Moredock : You know full well, no judge will ever issue such an order.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : I can still try.
Doctor Amy Solway : You can't force me to eat. I'll just starve.
Det. John Munch : I thought you were all about avoiding pain.
Doctor Amy Solway : When you don't eat, your body releases endorphins as it breaks down its own tissue for fuel. I'm told it's a very pleasant and painless death.
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Judge Walter Bradley : You'd better not be wasting my time with politics, Miss Novak.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : I'm not, Your Honor. We can prove Amy Solwey entered into a suicide pact with Christina. Amy's still alive, so clearly, she had no intention of going through with it.
Barry Moredock : She just wants my client to plead out to a spurious charge.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Read this statute: when two people enter into a suicide pact and one of them pulls out for personal gain after the other one is dead, that's Murder Two.
Barry Moredock : What could Amy Solwey possibly gain by Christina Nerrit's death?
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Validation of her cause, which is exactly what she got when that jury deadlocked.
Barry Moredock : You're not going to let her sell you this bill of goods, are you, Judge?
Judge Walter Bradley : Don't insult my intelligence, Mr. Moredock. That's how the law is written. Unless you can prove Miss Novak wrong, we're going back to trial.
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Barry Moredock : Miss Novak, I believe in the Constitution. I bet you do, too.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : You're reaching, Mr. Moredock. This case is about murder, not free speech.
Barry Moredock : I disagree. So does my client.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Your client handed Christina the weapons she killed herself with.
Barry Moredock : She didn't force Christina to use it.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : The law doesn't make that distinction.
Barry Moredock : The law in this case is the problem, not what Amy Solwey did.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Your client's not a violent, cold-blooded killer. We may be open to a deal.
Barry Moredock : Oh, we're not interested in a deal, Miss Novak. Amy wants her day in court.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : She does or you do?
Barry Moredock : I represent my client's interests, not my own.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Well, then talk to her. Don't let her spend what time she has left in prison.
Barry Moredock : You already locked her up and for no good reason.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : I'm sorry. I can't take the chance you're wrong.
Barry Moredock : Then let your Dr. Huang evaluate her. He'll tell you Amy's no more suicidal than you and I.