- Jack McCoy: You know what I don't get is Galt Michaels, they're a top notch firm; why bring in a ringer from out of state?
- Jack McCoy: Does this ringer have a name?
- A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa: Alissa Goodwin, from Miami.
- Jack McCoy: Alissa. And she's the queen of darkness. She went from New York court to street divorces to standard bearer for women's issues nationwide.
- A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa: [noticing someone a few feet away] Is that a friend of yours?
- Jack McCoy: [turning and seeing an attractive woman, who nods at him] Definitely not. And did I mention she was gorgeous?
- Jack McCoy: That's why I'll never get married again.
- A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa: Whoa, she's your...
- Jack McCoy: Second ex-wife's attorney.
- Detective Nina Cassady: Is it a bomb?
- Fire Marshall: Nope. Just a good old-fashioned electrical burner. Hit a gas leak and boom. The owner's a lucky bastard.
- Detective Ed Green: What caused it?
- Fire Marshall: Gas pipe in the basement's punctured; electrical wire was cut.
- Detective Ed Green: Please tell me a rat did that.
- Fire Marshall: Only if the little guy had a very sharp steak knife in his claw. This wasn't an accident. Somebody definitely wanted this puppy to come tumbling down.