Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Cold (2008)

Tamara Tunie: ME Dr. Melinda Warner

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• Casey Novak : [to Dr. Warner]  The jury's looking at my witness like she did something wrong.

  Dr. Melinda Warner : People feel strongly about immigration on both sides.

  Casey Novak : That's why your forensic testimony needs to be solid. Is this partial profile enough to say he's a match?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : Yes, but it leaves you wide open on rebuttal.

  Casey Novak : Okay, why?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : All human cells except platelets have 13 loci. The semen the lab tested presented only nine which means it was significantly degraded.

  Casey Novak : I'll need probabilities as to the DNA match for Crane.

  Dr. Melinda Warner : I can't give them with what we have.

  Casey Novak : Okay, without it, he walks. Thomas Crane raped and murdered a young girl and we gave him the badge to hide behind while he did it.

  Dr. Melinda Warner : I know what you want me to say, but the science doesn't support it.

  Casey Novak : When the defense gets these lab reports, they might have enough for reasonable doubt. Can you live with that?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : If I have to. Because I sure as hell won't risk my reputation for a verdict we didn't earn.

• Dr. Melinda Warner : [while at the crime scene]  I see the circus is in town.

  Elliot Stabler : What do you expect? When cops shoot each other, clowns come out. It's entertainment.