Law & Order (TV Series)

Blood (1997)

S. Epatha Merkerson: Lieutenant Anita Van Buren

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• Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : Hello, my brother. Damn, look at you. You did it. You passed. You know, I thought up close I'd be able to tell, but I swear, I can't. So what's it like when it's just you and them?

  Joshua Burdett : [Staying silent] 

  Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : You laugh along when they tell the jokes? Oh, you know what I'm talking about, right? Or do you tell nigger jokes, too, just keep up appearances?

  Joshua Burdett : If you don't mind.

  Lieutenant Anita Van Buren : Oh, am I sitting too close? What, I remind you of somebody? Your mother? Was she dark-skinned? High yellow? Redbone? You're scared now, aren't you? You been scared for almost 40 years. And all that fear came gushing out Sunday morning. You panicked Isn't that right? You go ahead. Tell me what happened. Take the weight off my brother. You'll feel better.