Law & Order (TV Series)
Ain't No Love (2005)
Fred Thompson: DA Arthur Branch
Quotes
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D.A. Arthur Branch : You know, Serena, if you were right, you were right for the wrong reasons.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : Meaning?
D.A. Arthur Branch : Emotions, not facts. What was it you said, everyone you talked to said he couldn't have killed that man?
ADA Serena Southerlyn : My emotional responses make me...
D.A. Arthur Branch : ...an advocate. You're a superb attorney; you ought to be involved in cases that feed your passion.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : That would be wonderful.
D.A. Arthur Branch : Serena, you must know, that will not happen in this office. It can't. Now, a prosecutor can be zealous, but not passionate. Advocacy is warm-blooded, enforcement's got to be cold-blooded, and blind, and even angry.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : Does Jack feel as strongly about this as you do?
D.A. Arthur Branch : No, but it's my office and my decision, and he accepts it.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : Decision? You've already made a decision?
D.A. Arthur Branch : I have. You're fired.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : Is this because I'm a lesbian?
D.A. Arthur Branch : No. Of course not. No.
ADA Serena Southerlyn : Good... good.