- Detective Ed Green: Four grand in one week telling a stripper how to take her clothes off.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: You guys are such suckers!
- Detective Lennie Briscoe: [after arresting Kevin Malone] You're not rich, you're not 38, and that's not a Porsche. I bet if we check under the hood, you'll be O for 4.
- Detective Lennie Briscoe: [reading internet chat logs] "Hot rod" says he's 38, rich, drives a Porsche, and he's well-endowed.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: And he couldn't get a real date?
- Judge Evelyn Greico: Counsel, the jury's asking permission to consider a lesser charge.
- Mr. Clayborn: How much less?
- Judge Evelyn Greico: Man two.
- [Jack gives Abbie a look of skepticism, while Mr. Clayborn talks to his client]
- Mr. Clayborn: [returning to the bench] The defense has no objection, Your Honor.
- Judge Evelyn Greico: Mr. McCoy?
- Jack McCoy: The standard for man two is recklessness. How does that apply to deliberate strangulation?
- Judge Evelyn Greico: I'm inclined to agree with you, Mr. McCoy. How do you feel about man one?
- Jack McCoy: I don't think any manslaughter option is appropriate. The victim didn't die by mistake. This murder was clearly intentional.
- Mr. Clayborn: The jury clearly disagrees with the severity of the charge.
- Jack McCoy: Because the defense bent over backwards to stir up sympathy for a cold-blooded killer!
- Mr. Clayborn: They should have sympathy for a greedy hooker?
- Judge Evelyn Greico: That's enough.
- [to the bailiff]
- Judge Evelyn Greico: Tell the jury they can consider man one.
- Jack McCoy: [the bailiff leaves] Your Honor, you're allowing a compromised verdict. That's not...
- Judge Evelyn Greico: Sit down, Mr. McCoy.
- Jack McCoy: You might as well let them nullify.
- Judge Evelyn Greico: [firmly] Sit down.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: [returning to their seats] It's now a guaranteed man one conviction, and Malone knows that.
- Jack McCoy: [scoffs] Six to twelve on an intentional murder.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Well, it happens sometimes when your victim is sleazier than your defendant. You know that.
- Deborah Patterson: [after Green has aggressively questioned her client] Put leash on this guy, all right!
- Detective Lennie Briscoe: We gave up: he keeps chewing through them.
- Lt. Anita Van Buren: Have Lamont check out the topless bars.
- Detective Lennie Briscoe: He'll be thrilled!