- [last lines]
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: Are you okay Jack?
- [McCoy does not respond, still wondering why Robert Barnes chose to kill his own father instead of him]
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: Jack?
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: I thought he was aiming at me.
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: Arthur gave you the out. You could have handed this case off.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Would you let intimidation affect the way you prosecute a crime?
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: I'm not talking about intimidation. I'm talking about getting killed.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Doesn't make a difference. It's about the law. It doesn't work if we don't make it work.
- [he leaves; she follows him into his office]
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: Off the record?
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: By all means.
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: Trying this case, frankly even standing next to you lately, scares the hell out of me. Enough time, this guy is gonna figure out a way, police protection or not.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Okay, maybe.
- A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia: That's not reassuring.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Honestly, I'm scared to death. Don't tell Arthur. But handing off this case? It doesn't take my name off the list.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: [voiceover narration] In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.