Law & Order (TV Series)

Aria (1991)

Michael Moriarty: Executive ADA Ben Stone

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• Adam Schiff : So they might believe the girl committed suicide, but the defense will appeal. Admission of the tape was reversible error.

  Ben Stone : Judge Hale didn't think the tape was overly prejudicial.

  Adam Schiff : Even if the girl did kill herself, it's tough to prove that the mother's behavior was the proximate cause of her death.

  Ben Stone : And we're almost there. The tape went a long way to prove that. Mrs. Blaine knew that acting in those films was making her daughter suicidal.

  Adam Schiff : Yeah, but if she doesn't take the stand, you've got no way of proving what she knew or didn't know. And Pollard's no fool. He's been around. No way he's gonna put her on the stand. No way you're gonna make your case.

  Paul Robinette : What if it wasn't suicide after all? At the probate hearing Mrs. Blaine said that when Priscilla was nervous about starring in a film, she told her to talk to Angel about it.

  Ben Stone : At trial, Angel said Mrs. Blaine didn't want Priscilla around her.

  Paul Robinette : Maybe she knew Angel was getting drugs to get through the performance.

  Ben Stone : So Mrs. Blaine sent Priscilla to Angel to get the rugs to help her have sex on camera. So we change our theory? Priscilla didn't commit suicide, she OD'd? Mrs. Blaine not only forced her daughter to have sex on camera, but she gave her the drugs to help her do that. Ergo, she is guilty of her daughter's death.

  Paul Robinette : And with her prior testimony, we don't even need Mrs. Blaine on the stand.

• Paul Robinette : It's like a fairy tale.

  Ben Stone : Which one?

  Paul Robinette : Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

  Ben Stone : She looked at her daughter and saw herself.

  Paul Robinette : Somehow I don't think she'll ever realize what she did was wrong.

  Ben Stone : No, you're probably right, but it's scary.

  Paul Robinette : What is?

  Ben Stone : That an emotion like love can do so much damage.

• Ben Stone : In your new film, was Priscilla Blaine expected to perform sex acts on screen?

  Director Franklin Frome : Tastefully, yes.

• Elizabeth Blaine : [about Priscilla]  But I loved her. She was my life!

  Ben Stone : No, she was your daughter. She had a life of her own.