Chief Justice Fargo quotes from Judge Dredd (1995)

Chief Justice Fargo

Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the four members of the council. One was chosen, mine. They altered it to enhanced the best qualities and screened off the worse weaknesses and frailties. We created you.

Chief Justice Fargo

The blind lady.

Joseph Dredd

Who is she?

Chief Justice Fargo

Justice, before your time. We should have never taken justice out of her hands.

Joseph Dredd

You brought order to chaos, sir.

Chief Justice Fargo

That we did. Solved many problems, and created many more! Being a Judge, Joseph, perhaps too much power in one person's hands. But we once tried to compensate - dreate the perfect Judge. We called it Janus. Four decades ago, DNA samples were taken from the original Council. One was chosen: Mine. We altered it to enhance the best qualities...and screen out the worst: Weaknesses, frailties. We created you.

Joseph Dredd

You didn't create me, sir. I have a family.

Chief Justice Fargo

No.

Joseph Dredd

At the Academy, you told me they were killed when l was very young.

Chief Justice Fargo

A lie.

Joseph Dredd

I have a picture of them.

Chief Justice Fargo

A fake. We lied... to both of you.

Joseph Dredd

Both?

Chief Justice Fargo

There was another infant created in that experiment, but something went wrong. Genetically mutated to the perfect criminal.

Joseph Dredd

I have a brother?

Chief Justice Fargo

You were best friends at the Academy. Star pupils. And then he turned. And for his crimes, you judged him.

Joseph Dredd

Rico...Rico... You let me judge my own brother? You never told me, sir.

Chief Justice Fargo

I couldn't.

Chief Justice Fargo

You were like a son to me.

Joseph Dredd

A son...my whole life is a lie...

Chief Justice Fargo

Rico had to be executed to protect you, to protect the city.

Joseph Dredd

Rico...Rico... (turns to Fargo) He's alive!

Chief Justice Fargo

No. I signed the order myself. I saw the report.

Joseph Dredd

I didn't kill Hammond. It was him. It was his DNA that convicted me.

Chief Justice Fargo

Griffin. Hmph. It was Griffin.

Joseph Dredd

Griffin, yes.

Chief Justice Fargo

We've both been deceived, Joseph. I'm so sorry. Rico's killed me and destroyed you! (gasping his last breaths) Fi.. find him, Joseph.

Joseph Dredd

Don't die.
(Fargo passes away. Dredd feels a tinge of grief but pity, then picks up the shotgun and stares at the Statue of Justice as thunder and lightning boomed on the horizon)

Ferguson

What do we do? (Dredd says nothing for a bit) What do we do?

Joseph Dredd

Find Rico.