American Crime Story (TV Series)

The Race Card (2016)

Kenneth Choi: Judge Lance Ito

Quotes 

• Judge Lance Ito : Mr. Dunne, I've read some of your past coverage of murder trials in Vanity Fair magazine.

  Dominick Dunne : I'm lucky I write for a magazine that allows me to take a stand, Your Honor.

  Judge Lance Ito : Well, there's no mistaking how you feel.

  Dominick Dunne : No, that's something I'm proud about.

  Judge Lance Ito : I am assigning you a permanent seat in the front row. You'll be next to the Goldmans. And that seat is yours for the length of the trial.

  Dominick Dunne : Thank you, Your Honor.

  Judge Lance Ito : Without, uh, being too forward, I sense that you'll be able to sympathize with them in a way that the rest of us cannot, that you'll know how to deal with them, not intrude or ask inappropriate questions.

  Dominick Dunne : Because of my daughter's murder?

  Judge Lance Ito : Yes. Well, I apologize for dredging up what I imagine is a deeply painful memory, but I felt it was important that you know why.

  Dominick Dunne : I'm sure the Goldmans will appreciate the gesture, Your Honor. I know I do. The trial of Dominique's killer was torture enough. But then the way he got off with a slap on the wrist...

  [beat] 

  Dominick Dunne : Let's hope this one goes better.