Law & Order (TV Series)

Smoke (2003)

Fred Thompson: DA Arthur Branch

Quotes 

• D.A. Arthur Branch : So Mrs. McGillicuddy had two boys, one who sat out on the porch all day, the other who went out and hunted for food. Then one day, war between the states breaks out and the Sarge says 'Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take one of your boys into battle, it's your choice'. So what does she do?

  A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : It's hardly the same thing.

  D.A. Arthur Branch : She looks the old sarge dead in the eyes and says 'My husband's down by the creek, take him'.

• D.A. Arthur Branch : These parents traded one boy for another.

  A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn : But they're both still alive.

  Jack McCoy : We're prosecutors, Serena, not social workers.