Law & Order (TV Series)

Precious (1994)

Steven Hill: DA Adam Schiff

Quotes 

• DA Adam Schiff : Always nice to find a fella who says, 'Til death do us part,' and means it.

  Executive ADA Jack McCoy : If those were my children, I'd want that woman in prison.

  DA Adam Schiff : On a 50% chance that she's innocent? Wouldn't tell that to the next Mrs. McCoy.

• Executive ADA Jack McCoy : I'm trying to stop a serial killer. If you think I'm wasting the resources of this office...

  DA Adam Schiff : If you believe that you have a serial killer, go to trial. But don't expect it to be a walk in the summer rain.

• [last lines] 

  ADA Claire Kincaid : She tried to delay her sentence until after she gave birth; she didn't want her baby being born in prison.

  Executive ADA Jack McCoy : Probably the safest place for the child.

  DA Adam Schiff : By the time Mom gets out of Bedford, the kid should be able to defend itself.

• Executive ADA Jack McCoy : Alright - I didn't want it to come to this... I'll agree to a plea, on one condition: That she agrees to a tubal ligation.

  DA Adam Schiff : You're riding your motorcycle without a helmet. You want to have her sterilized?

  ADA Claire Kincaid : I heard it was a popular procedure in Germany, fifty years ago.

  Executive ADA Jack McCoy : Now, hold on. I'm not goose-stepping anybody into the operating room, first of all. Second, as long as she can have babies, this woman's killing spree is going to continue.

  ADA Claire Kincaid : If your crystal ball is that good, I'll tell the mayor we don't need the police anymore.