- [viewing bodies of people killed in a fire]
- Det. Mike Logan: I've never seen this many. You?
- Sgt. Phil Cerreta: Not in civilian life.
- 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.
- Adam Schiff: Why would a man in the position to help his people do something like that? What the hell happened to "give me your huddled masses?" What the hell happened to this city?
- 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.