Law & Order (TV Series)
Shangri-La (2002)
Elisabeth Röhm: ADA Serena Southerlyn
Quotes
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : I thought you said no jury would convict Little Orphan Annie.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : I did. Lizzie Borden is a different matter.
[walks away]
Dr. Emil Skoda : This girl really got under his skin.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Ya think?
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : So being sixteen forever wouldn't be so bad.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : That must've been one hell of a prom night.
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : You know what irritates me to no end? It's how law has become a tool to assuage society's guilt. "Not my little Suzie with the cute little dimples. That dirty old man must have talked her into it. Let's lock him up and throw away the key."
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : Fiona isn't just getting a free pass.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Okay, let's assume she's telling us the truth. She and Bergin conspired to kill Valerie Keenan. What happens now? Fiona goes and spends three years in a juvenile facility. Her record's expunged, she goes to college. She lives happily ever after. While Bergin, on the other hand, he gets to wear gray pajamas for the next 25 years or so.
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : What's this guy Bergin teach anyway?
Detective Ed Green : English.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Good. I was afraid it was political science. You know, all that nonsense about the Bill of Rights and stuff like that.
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Detective Lennie Briscoe : [about Fiona] If you lie to one boyfriend, that usually means you've got another one.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : So, her sex life is better than mine. So what?
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : It's called "res ipsa loquitur", Mr. Bergin. I'm sure your attorney will explain it to you.
Mr. Bergin's Attorney : It's Italian hocus pocus for, "They've got a bellyful of bubkes."
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Actually, it's Latin for, "Two half-naked people in an apartment are probably not there to play Scrabble."
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A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : [to McCoy] You know, not to get into specifics, but I was escorted to my junior prom by a college senior. I suppose you'd lock him up.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy : That would depend on the specifics.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Good. Go arrest him. He's in the State Senate now.