Take Two (TV Series)

Smoking Gun (2018)

Veena Sood: Judge Payne

Quotes 

• Judge Payne : It seems to me the best way to get your attention, Ms. Swift, is for you to spend the rest of your sentence in prison. In the case of the State of California vs. Samantha Swift, the defendant is to be remanded into custody and ordered to serve the rest of her pro...

  Eddie Valetik : Your Honor, wait.

  Judge Payne : Mr. Valetik. Haven't seen you in a while. You have something to add?

  Eddie Valetik : I led her to that bar. We were working a case. No alcohol was consumed.

  Judge Payne : She still violated the terms of her parole by missing her court date.

  Eddie Valetik : She lost track of time because she was gathering evidence to prove our client's innocence. She missed her court date because she was pursuing justice. You know, the people who took those photos, they follow her around all the time, hoping that she'll screw up. And if she doesn't, they're just gonna make it look like she did. Who can live with that kind of scrutiny? I know I couldn't. Now, is she disruptive? Yes. Annoying? Absolutely. But... she's trying, just about as hard as I've ever seen anybody try and turn her life around. Your Honor, you've known me since I was a rookie cop. Have I ever stood up for anybody who didn't deserve another chance?

  Judge Payne : [with a sigh]  My instincts tell me that time in jail would do you a world of good. But if Eddie Valitek is willing to vouch for you, then I'm willing to let you off with a warning, under one condition. She remain in your employ for the duration of her probation; six months.

  Eddie Valetik : Your Honor...

  Judge Payne : It's the court's opinion that Ms. Swift is in serious need of boundaries. So either I sentence her to jail or I sentence her to you, Mr. Valetik. Your choice.