Law & Order (TV Series)
Empire (1999)
Jerry Orbach: Detective Lennie Briscoe
Quotes
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Katrina Ludlow : Detective, Curtis, right?
[Curtis nods]
Katrina Ludlow : Is "Detective" your first name?
Detective Rey Curtis : Rey.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Hey, you can call me "Lennie" as long as we're getting to know each other.
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Detective Lennie Briscoe : [hearing the victim had high level of Viagra in his blood] The stuff's safe as oysters, right?
Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers : It's the speediest approval in FDA history. Those old farts couldn't wait to get their own hands on it.
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Lt. Anita Van Buren : [asking why Briscoe and Curtis think that Sanderson's death was the result of foul play] What are we going on here?
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Man's intuition. Hey, after a certain age there's two things a guy has, he doesn't want to screw up.
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Uh - his golf swing, and the remote control?
Detective Lennie Briscoe : His heart, and his, you know, "plumbing".
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Detective Lennie Briscoe : A guy doesn't take Viagra just to have fun with himself. So they tell me.
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Jack McCoy : [after Spector has been found guilty] We brought down the rhino, Adam. The system won.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : So how come he's the one doing the celebrating?
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael : Bail continued pending his appeal, which could be two years from now.
D.A. Adam Schiff : That's not why. Don't you people read the business section? As of last night his bond for the stadium is fully subscribed.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael : So killing Sanderson gave him enough time to get his finances in order.
D.A. Adam Schiff : Groundbreaking ceremony's next week. I got my invitation this morning.
Jack McCoy : A hollow victory, Adam. He'll be watching the games live from his stadium on television, along with his fellow inmates.
D.A. Adam Schiff : He's still got a better seat than Sanderson.
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Detective Rey Curtis : [in victim's home] Beautiful wife, beautiful kids, beautiful sailboat.
Uniform Policeman : [points to bra on chair] Maybe not thinking straight got him in this jam in the first place.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : Looks like he got SOMETHING straight!