Law & Order (TV Series)

Slaughter (2002)

Sam Waterston: Executive ADA Jack McCoy

Quotes 

• Nora Lewin : Five children dead, how?

  Jack McCoy : They died of organ failure after contracting E. coli. It was in the beef AgriStar supplied to Big Bill's.

  Nora Lewin : I eat at Big Bill's.

  Jack McCoy : You do?

  Nora Lewin : ...They have the best fries.

• A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Why wouldn't the plaintiffs blow the whistle? I mean why would somebody whose child got sick keep quiet?

  Jack McCoy : As a negotiating tactic. The parents sue for compensation, not publicity, but the threat gives them leverage.

  A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : Once they settled, the confidentiality agreement makes sure everything got swept under the rug.