CSI: Miami (TV Series)

Death Eminent (2006)

William Allen Young: Chief Judge Joseph Ratner

Quotes 

• [Horatio is confronting the corrupt judge in his chambers] 

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : Marta Argenta was your daughter, Your Honor.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : Sorry Lieutenant, that name doesn't ring a bell.

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : She was murdered and buried on a property.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : Now Caine, where'd you dig that up?

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : Gary Logan's backyard, your honor.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : Now that's what happened to that girl! She did call a few times, yes, said she was my daughter. But why should I believe a teenage runaway...

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : [cuts him off angrily]  That's why you paid Gary Logan to have her killed.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : All right Caine, that's enough. I've had enough of your accusations, you get out of my chambers!

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : I hate to inform you, your honor, that these are NO LONGER your chambers.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : [smugly]  Now you know there's no way you're gonna prove all this in court.

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : Gary Logan held onto Marta's body for just such a reason, so you see, I can.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : [sneering]  Caine, you oughtta know better than that. You can't touch me.

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : Your Honor, I don't have the slightest desire to.

  [2 police officers move to either side of the judge, and pull his hands behind his back to handcuff him] 

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : You're under arrest.

  Chief Judge Joseph Ratner : [as he is being handcuffed]  Don't think this is over, Caine. I got the best legal mind there is.

  Lieutenant Horatio Caine : You're going to need it.

  [Horatio watches as the small group of officers marches the handcuffed judge out to their cars for transportation to jail]