Final Justice Quotes
Danielle Kline: ...What did you do, Gwen? Take Merle Hammond on a joyride, during which he was subjected to rather annoying conditions? Most people put up with more than that just going to work. You're not alone in the commission of this felony; what drove you to this crime is a damaged legal system greatly in need of repair.
Gwen Saticoy: No offense, but you're part of that system; to exonerate me requires that you abuse it, the same way Merle Hammond did.
Danielle Kline: Believe it or not, I *do* think I can effectively defend my clients without leaving a trail of bloody bodies in my wake.
Gwen Saticoy: But can you *win* without doing it?
Danielle Kline: The day I think I can't is the day I set up practice with Merle Hammond.
Gwen Saticoy: No offense, but you're part of that system; to exonerate me requires that you abuse it, the same way Merle Hammond did.
Danielle Kline: Believe it or not, I *do* think I can effectively defend my clients without leaving a trail of bloody bodies in my wake.
Gwen Saticoy: But can you *win* without doing it?
Danielle Kline: The day I think I can't is the day I set up practice with Merle Hammond.
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Gwen Saticoy: I am so sorry.
Barbara Saticoy: What've you got to be sorry about? You only kidnapped him. I'd have killed him.
Barbara Saticoy: What've you got to be sorry about? You only kidnapped him. I'd have killed him.
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Gwen Saticoy: [Hammond stutters over some thunderously-loud rap music] ... Wow! This must be the first time, since you were two, that you haven't spoken in complete sentences. [shuts off the boombox]
Merle Hammond: No wonder they fired you! You're sick and demented! And you're not fit to be a teacher!
Gwen Saticoy: You could be right. I don't know what I would tell my students anymore.
Merle Hammond: Start with, Kidnapping is a felony!
Gwen Saticoy: Along with, The truth doesn't always matter; and, The ends justify the means. [forces him to play Russian roulette]
Gwen Saticoy: ... Aren't you just DYING to know what I'll do next?... You're quite a gambler in court. How are your instincts out in the wild?... Oh, that spin didn't feel lucky for you? Okay, I'll give it another. [Hammond clicks out]
Gwen Saticoy: ... I'll be darned, you were right!
Merle Hammond: No wonder they fired you! You're sick and demented! And you're not fit to be a teacher!
Gwen Saticoy: You could be right. I don't know what I would tell my students anymore.
Merle Hammond: Start with, Kidnapping is a felony!
Gwen Saticoy: Along with, The truth doesn't always matter; and, The ends justify the means. [forces him to play Russian roulette]
Gwen Saticoy: ... Aren't you just DYING to know what I'll do next?... You're quite a gambler in court. How are your instincts out in the wild?... Oh, that spin didn't feel lucky for you? Okay, I'll give it another. [Hammond clicks out]
Gwen Saticoy: ... I'll be darned, you were right!
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Merle Hammond: [questioning Gwen on the witness stand, during Damon Benning's trial for the murder of her brother George] ... So your brother had this open and honest friendship with the defendant, except for the part about him enjoying sex with men.
Art DeSoto: Objection, Your Honor! The Defense's job is not to make snide comments.
Judge Czarneki: [dangerously] Sustained. Mr. Hammond...
Merle Hammond: I apologize, Your Honor. I'm merely trying to clarify Miss Saticoy's definition of "open and honest."
Judge Czarneki: [sternly] So noted. Move on.
Art DeSoto: Objection, Your Honor! The Defense's job is not to make snide comments.
Judge Czarneki: [dangerously] Sustained. Mr. Hammond...
Merle Hammond: I apologize, Your Honor. I'm merely trying to clarify Miss Saticoy's definition of "open and honest."
Judge Czarneki: [sternly] So noted. Move on.
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Merle Hammond: [his summation at Damon Benning's trial for George Saticoy's murder] ... Two men, friends since high school. Same intelligence, same sense of humor. But there were differences: Damon Benning chose a family man's life... wife, children, church... He wrote children's books for a living; George Saticoy went with an alternative lifestyle... one that eventually left him with a disease that would ravage his mind and body, and finally kill him. 20 years after these two similar-but-different men became friends, one had averything to live for; the other had nothing to lose. The prosecution would have you believe that my client killed in cold blood, that his story of self-defense was a bald-faced lie. I pose this question: If Mr. Benning were to lie, why would he tell THAT one? Couldn't he just say he shot at someone he thought was an intruder? Mr. Benning told a story that was quite specific, and quite horrifying: that his long-time friend, who was gay, had threatened him with an HIV infection. Now, the prosecution claims that there would be no reason for Mr. Benning to react as he said he did; that, given George Saticoy's size and fading strength, the defendant was in no danger. Well, let me ask you this: If you were threatened with the scourge of this century, with a disease of PANDEMIC proportions, a disease which is a DEATH SENTENCE, how clearly would you think? How reasonably would you react? How afraid would you become? And what would you do to save your life from a man who had already lost most of his?
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Merle Hammond: [reading an excerpt from George Saticoy's editorial, at the trial of Damon Benning, George's killer] ..."Perhaps the reason we've been slow to respond to the epidemic is because we're used to having it shoved down our throats. Well, we're not going to take it anymore. The straight world has tried to exterminate us. Now it is our turn ot kill or be killed. It's time to take the world hostage, not with a gun, but with the bile of our own blood." [to George and Gwen's mother, who is on the witness stand]
Merle Hammond: ... Do you recognize this material, Mrs. Saticoy? Does it sound familiar to you?
Barbara Saticoy: I don't read things like that! It's sick and repulsive!
Merle Hammond: It scares you, doesn't it...? This is written by your son, Mrs. Saticoy. [Barbara becomes so offended that she flees the courtroom. Gwen goes after her]
Judge Czarneki: [outraged] ... Court is in recess until this afternoon. Counsel, *in my chambers!*
Barbara Saticoy: [outside the courtroom, to Gwen] ... NOW do you understand why I didn't want to testify?
Gwen Saticoy: Hammond didn't read the whole article; that was just the opening George wrote to get the reader's attention! The very next paragraph stated that this militant approach is wrong; he even said it was more dangerous than the virus itself!
Barbara Saticoy: NONE OF THAT MATTERS...! They killed George all over again in there.
Merle Hammond: ... Do you recognize this material, Mrs. Saticoy? Does it sound familiar to you?
Barbara Saticoy: I don't read things like that! It's sick and repulsive!
Merle Hammond: It scares you, doesn't it...? This is written by your son, Mrs. Saticoy. [Barbara becomes so offended that she flees the courtroom. Gwen goes after her]
Judge Czarneki: [outraged] ... Court is in recess until this afternoon. Counsel, *in my chambers!*
Barbara Saticoy: [outside the courtroom, to Gwen] ... NOW do you understand why I didn't want to testify?
Gwen Saticoy: Hammond didn't read the whole article; that was just the opening George wrote to get the reader's attention! The very next paragraph stated that this militant approach is wrong; he even said it was more dangerous than the virus itself!
Barbara Saticoy: NONE OF THAT MATTERS...! They killed George all over again in there.
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Merle Hammond: [during a TV interview] ... My mother idolized all these TV evangelists. I remember saying to her, I can't become a preacher, Mama. They wear the same outfit every day, and it's way too confining for my fashion sense. But the legal system's gain is God's loss, although I WOULD defend Him if someone sued Him. And I'd win, take my word for it... I loved giving oral book reports, loved getting up in front of the class; I loved telling them exactly what I thought of this book, and why they should read it. I never actually read the books; I didn't have to...
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