David Byrd credited as playing...
Judge
- Owen: Your Honor, the defendants wish to change their plea.
- [Crowd is stunned. Judge McCormick bangs his gavel]
- Judge McCormick: Order! Very well, Counselor. What is the plea?
- Ray Tango: Your Honor, may I approach the bench, please?
- Judge McCormick: Proceed, Mr. Tango.
- Ray Tango: [Gets up, looks at Owen] It's okay.
- [Tango approaches the bench]
- Ray Tango: Your Honor, I have been a policeman for 12 years, and I think it's the best organization in the country. At times, I've been accused of being too aggressive at taking criminals off the streets. Well, if that's a sin, then I guess I'm guilty. All the cops I've worked with are good cops. They are... doing a tough job. And I only hope that the outcome of this trial is such, that the whole department is not judged by what has transpired here. Thank you.
- [Tango returns to his seat]
- Judge McCormick: Do you have anything to add, Mr. Cash?
- Gabriel Cash: [Nods] Yeah.
- Ray Tango: [Grabs Cash's arm] No!
- Gabriel Cash: Yeah.
- Ray Tango: No-no.
- Gabriel Cash: Yeah.
- Ray Tango: No.
- [Cash gets up]
- Gabriel Cash: Mr. Tango has, uh, spoken very eloquently. I wish I could be as forgiving. But I can't, because... this whole thing... fucking sucks! I mean, this is the biggest pile of shit I've ever...
- [Crowd applauses]
- Judge McCormick: Order! Order!
- Ray Tango: Your Honor, I have been a policeman for 12 years and I think it's the best organization in the country. At times I've been accused of being too aggressive at taking criminals off the street. Well, if that's a sin, I guess I'm guilty. All the cops I've worked with are good cops.
- [to fellow officers]
- Ray Tango: You are. Doing a tough job. And I only hope that the outcome of this trial is such that the whole department is not judged by what has transpired here. Thank you.
- Judge McCormick: Do you have anything to add Mr. Cash?
- Gabriel Cash: [snickers] Yeah.
- Ray Tango: No.
- Gabriel Cash: Oh, yeah.
- Ray Tango: No no.
- Gabriel Cash: Yeah.
- Ray Tango: No.
- Gabriel Cash: [stands up to address the judge] Mr. Tango has spoken very eloquently and I wish I could be as forgiving. But I can't because this whole thing... FUCKING SUCKS.