Memorable Quotes from Fiona Shaw

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Confession of a Sudden Crime

Willy Beachum Did Mr. Crawford seem confused, intoxicated, or impaired in any way?

Lt. Robert Nunally No, not at all. He knew exactly what was going on.

Willy Beachum Detective Nunally, what did Mr. Crawford say?

Lt. Robert Nunally He said: It was like I just suddenly snapped. I got the gun and I shot my wife. I shot her in the head

Ted Crawford Objection.

[whispering into the air with his head leaned back]

Judge Robinson I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford, did you say something?

Ted Crawford Yes, I wish to object.

Judge Robinson On what grounds?

Ted Crawford I don't know...

[getting up]

Willy Beachum Your honor...

Ted Crawford Um, I don't know what, uh, you'd call it, but, uh, they... It wasn't the first time it happened either... but, um. I, um, I don't know the, uh, legal terminology.

Judge Robinson Well, why don't you try to explain it in layman's terms.

Ted Crawford Um... fucking the victim. Well, you said layman's terms!

[following uproar in court]

Willy Beachum Your honor!

Ted Crawford I'm sorry, your honor, but what would you call it, legally, when the officer who arrested you was having sexual intercourse with your wife? You know, I think it's objectionable. It's rather disgusting is what I think, but uh... I dunno; maybe I'm wrong!

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Provocative Claims in the Courtroom

Willy Beachum This is getting out of hand, Your Honor. He just provoked my witness with an outrageous allegation …

Ted Crawford My dick has evidence.

Judge Robinson Excuse me?

Ted Crawford My dick, my private investigator. I call him Dick. Perhaps I should call him as a rebuttal witness, because since the tragedy, he's dug up hotel records and witnesses that confirm that my wife and Mr. Nunally were having an affair. My dick is good.

Willy Beachum Your Honor, so what if he was?

Judge Robinson Mr Beachum.

Willy Beachum Even if he was...

Judge Robinson Your witness was intimate with the victim and assaulted the defendant during the arrest.

Ted Crawford Actually, while trying to obtain my so-called confession.

Judge Robinson Yes.

Willy Beachum Oh, come on.

Ted Crawford Is that a legal argument, "Oh, come on"?

Willy Beachum Don't make me come across this table cause I will...

Ted Crawford I just want...

Willy Beachum Your Honor, he dictated and signed his confession at the station long after the incident, all right?

Ted Crawford In fear for my life, since my wife's lover who had just beaten me, was in the room with his friends, and the other officers.

Judge Robinson Was Detective Nunally present during Mr. Crawford's interrogation?

Willy Beachum Uh... he... he... he may have been, I don't know.

Judge Robinson Because if that is indeed the case, the confessions, both of them, are out. If Nunally was there, Mr. Crawford was under duress. The confessions and any evidence gathered while Mr. Nunally was present will all have to be excluded as "fruit of the poisonous tree.

Willy Beachum This... This is insane.

Ted Crawford That's the Bible, isn't it? The fruit of the tree and all that? It's Matthew. Or is it Mark?

Willy Beachum He set all this up. This is a setup.

Judge Robinson I'm sorry, Mr. Beachum, but I am not going to allow coerced confessions in my courtroom.

Ted Crawford Your Honor, do you think I could go home now, with Thanksgiving around the corner?

Willy Beachum Unbelievable.

Judge Robinson Don't push it, Mr. Crawford.

Judge Robinson What I want to do is I'm going to give Mr. Beachum a few days to come up with some new evidence, and if he can't then maybe you can go home. So we will reconvene on Monday morning. I think that's all.

Ted Crawford Thank you, Your Honor.