The Mentalist (TV Series)

Scarlet Ribbons (2011)

David Norona: D.D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles

Quotes 

• D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles : Just to save time here, I'm sorry but I can't cut your man, Jane, any slack on bail.

  Gale Bertram : No. No. No. I don't want you to. No, on the contrary. I want you to make sure he stays locked up as long as possible.

  D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles : Okay, he's your man.

  Gale Bertram : Don't get me wrong. It's heartbreaking when a good man, a productive employee like Jane goes down in flames. But this is about damage control now. We need to make sure that he is safely out of the way until this media crapstorm passes.

• Gale Bertram : Listen this girl in the basement changes the game. We can't appear vindictive. Jane has an enormous amount of public sympathy right now.

  D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles : D.A. has told me to go full speed at him. Vigilante justice can't go unpunished no matter what the sympathetic circumstances might be.

  Gale Bertram : Oh no. No. Absolutely. A firm line drawn under the episode is best for the bureau. It's best for all concerned. I'm just saying that... no death penalty, right?

  D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles : No. that's out now. We are confident that first degree murder will stand up. The facts don't allow for any other verdict.