Law & Order (TV Series)

Heaven (1991)

Luis Guzmán: Cesar Pescador

Quotes 

• Paul Robinette : Attempted homicide? Those 53 people are homicides. They're dead.

  Attorney : He didn't mean to kill anyone, Paul!

  Paul Robinette : Don't tell me you're even thinking about negligent homicide. Now, look, if he's only a messenger boy, he'd better start naming names or he's going down alone.

  Attorney : He says if he goes to prison, the man'll have him killed.

  Paul Robinette : [as he pins Pescador against the wall]  Listen to me, man! You don't go to jail, there's about 500 grieving relatives out there who'd be happy to kill you! You hear what I'm saying?

  Cesar Pescador : I'll take my chances with them.

• Judge Ari Waxman : This is a difficult decision. It brings the rights of the individual to head-on conflict with legitimate governmental requirements. However, I'm inclined to grant the people's limited request.

  Cesar Pescador : What?

  [gets out of his seat] 

  Cesar Pescador : This is worse than Castro, man!

  [Everybody in the courtroom goes berserk as Judge Waxman continuously bangs his gavel] 

  Cesar Pescador : You can't cut my leg without my say-so! I'm not going to no hospital! I'm not going to no hospital!

  Judge Ari Waxman : All of you, sit down! Quiet in this courtroom! Quiet! I said quiet or I'll clear the court!

  [bangs his gavel again] 

  Judge Ari Waxman : Excuse me!

  [bangs the gavel again, silencing the crowd] 

  Judge Ari Waxman : Excuse me, Mr. Pescador. We can and will. Now, sit down!

  [Pescador sits back down in his seat] 

  Judge Ari Waxman : The defendant will submit forthwith to the surgical procedure which shall be conducted in the manner consistent with this court's written ruling.