Quotes
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Michelle Benjamin : They'll see that their evidence was tampered with, their witness corrupt; my father'll *have* to rule you innocent.
David Shepherd : Yeah, unless he doesn't want to.
Michelle Benjamin : Of course he wants to - you're his adviser, his friend.
David Shepherd : That was before he knew about us.
Michelle Benjamin : What, you think he'd try you for treason because his daughter fell in love with you?
David Shepherd : I think... maybe he was afraid his country would.
Michelle Benjamin : You know, one of the things that I've always loved about you is how much you believe... I *will* take the stand, I *will* defend you, and my father will be glad. If you believe in me, believe in him.
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King Silas Benjamin : Let him go.
Michelle Benjamin : I don't care what anyone thinks of me, so long as they know David is innocent.
King Silas Benjamin : Dammit, Michelle, we're trying to make this easy for you.
Michelle Benjamin : I'm going to help him.
King Silas Benjamin : Don't you dare.
Michelle Benjamin : I *have* to.
King Silas Benjamin : Everyone for David is against me; now stay out of this, or by God I'll count you amongst them.
Michelle Benjamin : [frozen in shock] ... You *want* him dead.
King Silas Benjamin : He's guilty... I'll have every shred of his existence wiped from this earth; it'll be against the law ever to speak his name.
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Queen Rose Benjamin : The trial's not over yet... but you'll probably cry then, too.
Michelle Benjamin : ...I'm pregnant.
Queen Rose Benjamin : ...But... you can't - you can't be. Are - are you sure? The doctor said it was impossible.
[the queen slowly registers a deep fear]
Queen Rose Benjamin : ...David's child... oh, God; does he know?
Michelle Benjamin : [nervously shaking her head] ... I'm afraid - of my own father.
Queen Rose Benjamin : Your father... must never know.
Michelle Benjamin : You'll help me...
Queen Rose Benjamin : Oh... this - this is a blessing. This is our family's future - this kingdom's future. But you must have nothing to do with David, ever again.
Michelle Benjamin : I can't; he needs me.
Queen Rose Benjamin : No, it doesn't matter. You're scared of your father; you should be. He has eyes for David's blood, and that blood now pumps through your veins. He will see David dead, and all his kind. If he knew, he would never let that child live. You've been given this... nothing else matters. You'll listen to me... you understand now; you feel it. A mother will do anything to protect her own... as I will protect you.