Law & Order (TV Series)
Progeny (1995)
S. Epatha Merkerson: Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Quotes
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Detective Mike Logan : [pouring coffee] Well, they make a lot of noise on the sidewalk to try to convince the women going in to change their minds.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Then they refer them to a pro-life pregnancy crisis center.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : [scoffs] Pro-life? You ever notice how some people's concern for life stops at birth? They want those babies to come out, after that, they don't give a damn what happens to them.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Well, they seem to give a damn about what happened to Dr Reed, their official policy is anti-murder.
Detective Mike Logan : Apparently when the doctor was across town getting shot, Bryant and his people were waiting for her at the clinic.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : All of his people?
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Hey, they claimed they didn't even know her name.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : Mm. Whoever shot her knew her name, her address and her office hours.
Detective Mike Logan : Uh, the clinic kept that information secret.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : Her private patients knew where to find her.
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Detective Mike Logan : You see, Miss Gunther, you being such a pro-life activist and all, we're wondering why you showed up at a clinic asking about ending your pregnancy.
Nancy Gunther : I never said I wanted to do that.
Detective Mike Logan : You never said your real name, either.
Nancy Gunther : [smiling] A lot of people give false names, it's very personal.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Mm-hmm: you gave a false name but you picked up a real one: Eileen Reed. The only people they tell the doctor's names to are the patients.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Yeah, you called and made an appointment with her but you never showed up.
Nancy Gunther : I changed my mind. I'm keeping my baby.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : [disbelieving] You were always gonna keep it, weren't you? You asked for the last appointment of the day so you'd know exactly when she was leaving the office.
[leans forward]
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Who'd you tell, Nancy?
Detective Mike Logan : [firm] If you told the shooter, that's conspiracy to murder.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Better help us out, Nancy or you're gonna be raising your baby in a cell block at Bedford Hills.
Nancy Gunther : [unruffled] If that's God's will.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : She's got nothing to say, she asked for a lawyer.
Detective Mike Logan : Hey, let's arrest her for murder, that might motivate her.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : It's not enough to hold her, her lawyer will say the missed appointment's a coincidence.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : [computer beeps] Oh, how's this for a coincidence? That protest in Schenectady where she was arrested, 27 people were taken in, including her and Harold Malcolm.
Detective Mike Logan : [surprised] What, the guy who shot the doctor in Buffalo?
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Yeah, two months later. Protest was led by a Drew Seeley of Manhattan.
[smiles]
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Oh, boy, this one's a real nut, defrocked priest, listen to this. The diocese of Schenectady has a restraining order on this guy, he can't come within a hundred yards of any of their churches.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : Well, maybe he'll think confession is still good for the soul.