American Crime Story (TV Series)

Manna from Heaven (2016)

Courtney B. Vance: Johnnie Cochran

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Quotes 

• Marcia Clark : Your Honor, can we curtail this performance piece? The witness has already made clear that he will not answer any further questions.

  Johnnie Cochran : Actually, Your Honor, may I ask just one last question?

  [Ito nods as a yes] 

  Johnnie Cochran : Thank you... Oh. Detective Fuhrman... did you plant or manufacture any evidence in this case?

  Detective Mark Fuhrman : I assert my Fifth Amendment privilege.

  Johnnie Cochran : No further questions, Your Honor.

• [after learning the Fuhrman tapes mention Peggy York, Judge Ito's wife] 

  Johnnie Cochran : We are in perilous waters. The prosecution can manipulate this situation. Marcia and Chris are in trouble, their case is dying. Suddenly, they get thrown a life preserver, "Peggy" on tape. So, they game it, Ito gets tossed for the conflict, they get a new trial.

  [slams hand down on table] 

  F. Lee Bailey : Jesus, a complete do-over.

  Robert Kardashian : W-Wait a minute, try the case again? We-we can't, we can't live through this again!

  Johnnie Cochran : And they could move the trial back to Santa Monica, get a white jury.

  F. Lee Bailey : And this time, they don't call Fuhrman, the LAPD doesn't get tarnished and the tapes never get played.

  Johnnie Cochran : The scenario is *unthinkable*. We are *this* close to them being admitted!

  [beat] 

  Johnnie Cochran : Does Ito even know yet?

• [Johnnie and Lee have just read the Fuhrman transcripts in North Carolina] 

  Johnnie Cochran : It's unbelievable. It's horrible.

  F. Lee Bailey : Horrible we can sell. Look, the bastard is nailed. Dead. He directly contradicts the trap I laid when he testified.

  Johnnie Cochran : Lee... it's more than that. It's evil. But this is what black people have always known. And now it's right here.

  [taps on binders] 

  Johnnie Cochran : For everyone to hear.