Arrow (TV Series)

Doppelgänger (2018)

Teryl Rothery: Jean Loring

Quotes 

• Thea Queen : Jean here has some good news for you.

  Oliver Queen : I'm only used to good news if it's accompanied by bad news.

  Jean Loring : Well, this news is unequivocal, Oliver. I can get the case against you dismissed.

  Oliver Queen : [surprised]  Uh, have... have a seat. Tell me... tell me more.

• Jean Loring : I pored over the discovery documents produced by the District Attorney. Apparently, the FBI leveraged Rene Ramirez to testify against you based on surveillance that was leaked by a known criminal.

  Thea Queen : Cayden James.

  Jean Loring : Fruit of the poisonous tree. It's a legal metaphor positing that if the source of the evidence is tainted, the evidence itself is tainted. Mr. James' actions were not only illegal, but his death makes it impossible to corrobrate the evidence against Mr. Ramirez.

  Oliver Queen : So if there's no case against Rene, there's no case against me?

  Jean Loring : We're going before Judge McGarvey on my motion to dismiss this afternoon.

  Oliver Queen : Jean, are you sure? You... you-you can just make this go away?

  Thea Queen : Ollie, she's positive. Okay, I know you're not used to getting good news, but this is what it sounds like.

  Quentin Lance : [entering]  Mr. Mayor, we got an emergency at SCPD.

  Oliver Queen : Like I said, it was accompanied by some bad news.