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Zoe McLellan: Kendra Daynes

Quotes 

• Kendra Daynes : I got Seth's preliminary hearing moved up. I know Judge Schroeder, so I called her chambers, and she's willing to do me a favor and seal the proceedings.

  Emily Rhodes : Do you think we can get this kicked?

  Kendra Daynes : Depends on the mood she's in. Depends on the cop.

  Emily Rhodes : If this goes to trial, it's front page news, and that is the last thing we need with the president out of town.

  Kendra Daynes : We have another problem. The paperwork for Lyor's vetting finally came in, and something came up. Something big.

  Emily Rhodes : [her eyes bug out as she looks at the paper Kendra hands her]  You've got to be kidding me.

• Tom Kirkman : Kendra, I know you've been trying to reach me. I'm sorry. What is it?

  Kendra Daynes : Yes, sir. I wanted to update you on the situation with the First Lady's subpoena. I confirmed that the account in St. Lucia was opened by Eric Little during the same time that your wife and her mother were vacationing there.

  Tom Kirkman : Right, three days before Icarus landed their government contract.

  Kendra Daynes : Yes, sir. The account shows no activity. It's still flush with $2 million.

  Tom Kirkman : Where are we at with Little's murder investigation?

  Kendra Daynes : No developments on that front, sir.

  Tom Kirkman : Have you been able to tie Eric Little to Patrick Lloyd yet?

  Kendra Daynes : No, sir. There is no evidence that connects the two.

  Tom Kirkman : Every trap that son of a bitch has laid for me I've walked straight into.

  Kendra Daynes : I'm working every angle I can. What's important right now is our strategy; how the First Lady responds to the subpoena. I need to huddle with the two of you as soon as you get back and just make sure you're on the same page, sir.

  Tom Kirkman : I understand. Anything else?

  Emily Rhodes : Kendra.

  Kendra Daynes : I have Emily. I think she needs you.

  Tom Kirkman : Can it keep?

  Kendra Daynes : Can it keep?

  Emily Rhodes : Yeah.

  Kendra Daynes : Yes, sir.

  Tom Kirkman : Thank you.

• Kendra Daynes : This is the dash cam video of Seth's traffic stop. Now, it's clear, given the traffic infraction, that the officer had reasonable suspicion for the stop.

  Emily Rhodes : And that's you tossing your knapsack into the back seat.

  Seth Wright : But you can't really make out what I'm doing.

  Kendra Daynes : You can't, but it'll be your word against a cop's, and if he says he saw suspicious movement, it's probable cause for a search.

  Seth Wright : So do we attack probable cause?

  Kendra Daynes : With this video... we don't have many options.

  Seth Wright : I'm not testifying, no matter what. We get this thing kicked or I'm toast.

  Emily Rhodes : What else do you have in your playbook?

  Kendra Daynes : I'll figure something out.

• Kendra Daynes : Officer, are you familiar with departmental quotas?

  A.D.A. Wilbur Corso : Objection. Relevance.

  Kendra Daynes : Goes to pretext.

  Judge Verna Schroeder : I'll allow it.

• Kendra Daynes : Officer, how many arrests did you make in September?

  Officer Rudy : 43.

  Kendra Daynes : How many arrests in October?

  Officer Rudy : 47.

  Kendra Daynes : How many in November?

  [Rudy is reluctant to say] 

  Kendra Daynes : Officer.

  Officer Rudy : Twelve.

  Kendra Daynes : Did you apply unsuccessfully to the Detective division in each of the last three years?

  A.D.A. Wilbur Corso : Is there a point here, Judge?

  Kendra Daynes : Yes, and Officer Rudy has made it. A "furtive gesture" made by a man with no criminal record leads to a search by a beat cop who's been bucking for a promotion and has had a decidedly subpar month.

• Kendra Daynes : One last question, Your Honor. Officer, of the twenty-six vehicle searches you've made this year that resulted in arrests, how many of them were suppressed as illegal searches?

  A.D.A. Wilbur Corso : Judge, really?

  Judge Verna Schroeder : I'd like to hear it.

  Officer Rudy : Fourteen.

  A.D.A. Wilbur Corso : Judge, that's not material.

  Judge Verna Schroeder : I disagree. The People have to carry the burden of showing probable cause. Given the circumstances, I'm not convinced that burden has been met. The indictment is dismissed.

• Seth Wright : You're a sight for sore eyes. Thanks for bailing me out.

  Kendra Daynes : Two hundred tabs of modafinil, Seth?

  Seth Wright : It's a drug which half the White House takes.

  Kendra Daynes : With a prescription.

  Seth Wright : The search was illegal, Kendra.

  Kendra Daynes : Maybe, but so were the drugs.

  Seth Wright : Isn't this the part where you tell me you're gonna help me get out of this?

  Kendra Daynes : No. This is the part where I tell you you were in possession of enough of a Schedule III drug that you are looking at felony intent to distribute.

  Seth Wright : For the pharmaceutical equivalent of caffeine?

  Kendra Daynes : I know, but it's a five year minimum. That's what the sentencing guidelines say.

• Emily Rhodes : You've been married six years?

  Lyor Boone : Only technically.

  Kendra Daynes : Marriage is like pregnancy, Lyor. You are or you aren't.

  Lyor Boone : It's complicated.

  Emily Rhodes : Un-complicate it.

  Lyor Boone : Julie and I were on and off. I was about to take a job in London, so we went to Vegas; a last hurrah. We had those drinks - you know, the iridescent blue ones, they come in the yard-long glasses. The fluid dynamics are very interesting.

  Emily Rhodes : [impatiently]  Lyor.

  Lyor Boone : One thing led to another, we wound up in this 24-hour chapel. It was all a joke.

  Kendra Daynes : Well, the IRS won't be laughing. You've been misfiling your income taxes.

  Lyor Boone : Fine. I'll pay a penalty.

  Kendra Daynes : You owe $826,000.

  Lyor Boone : Not fine.

  Emily Rhodes : No, it's not. You're looking at dozens of penalties, accrued interest, and deductions that need to be reversed. You can't work in the White House and be a tax cheat.

  Kendra Daynes : Have you and Julie lived together, held yourself out as man and wife, shared finances?

  Lyor Boone : No. We're not really in touch.

  Kendra Daynes : Okay, we can fix this is if none of the conjugal trappings apply. We'll argue that the marriage was a sham one.

  Emily Rhodes : An annulment.

  Kendra Daynes : Yes, and the IRS will buy that the marriage wasn't real if we get them the paperwork immediately, which means the clock is ticking.