Final Justice (1998 TV Movie)
Sam A. Mowry: Judge Czarneki
Quotes
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Merle Hammond : [questioning Gwen on the witness stand, during Damon Benning's trial for the murder of her brother George] ... So your brother had this open and honest friendship with the defendant, except for the part about him enjoying sex with men.
Art DeSoto : Objection, Your Honor! The Defense's job is not to make snide comments.
Judge Czarneki : [dangerously] Sustained. Mr. Hammond...
Merle Hammond : I apologize, Your Honor. I'm merely trying to clarify Miss Saticoy's definition of "open and honest."
Judge Czarneki : [sternly] So noted. Move on.
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Merle Hammond : [reading an excerpt from George Saticoy's editorial, at the trial of Damon Benning, George's killer] ..."Perhaps the reason we've been slow to respond to the epidemic is because we're used to having it shoved down our throats. Well, we're not going to take it anymore. The straight world has tried to exterminate us. Now it is our turn ot kill or be killed. It's time to take the world hostage, not with a gun, but with the bile of our own blood."
[to George and Gwen's mother, who is on the witness stand]
Merle Hammond : ... Do you recognize this material, Mrs. Saticoy? Does it sound familiar to you?
Barbara Saticoy : I don't read things like that! It's sick and repulsive!
Merle Hammond : It scares you, doesn't it...? This is written by your son, Mrs. Saticoy.
[Barbara becomes so offended that she flees the courtroom. Gwen goes after her]
Judge Czarneki : [outraged] ... Court is in recess until this afternoon. Counsel, *in my chambers!*
Barbara Saticoy : [outside the courtroom, to Gwen] ... NOW do you understand why I didn't want to testify?
Gwen Saticoy : Hammond didn't read the whole article; that was just the opening George wrote to get the reader's attention! The very next paragraph stated that this militant approach is wrong; he even said it was more dangerous than the virus itself!
Barbara Saticoy : NONE OF THAT MATTERS...! They killed George all over again in there.
