A character in Primal Fear (1996)

Janet quotes from Primal Fear (1996)

Laura Linney

Scenes with Janet

5 scenes
Martin

Come on... all you have to do is turn around.

Janet

I thought you liked it better like this. That way you don't have to look at the person.

Martin

You're mean. Look at me. Come on. Let's go find a bar you can still smoke in.

Janet

Thanks for the invite, but I don't like one-night stands all that much.

Martin

We saw each other for months.

Janet

It was a one-night stand, Marty. It just lasted six months.

Janet
[arguing before the judge]

Next thing you know, he'll be objecting to introducing the murder weapon into evidence!

Martin

Well, now that you bring it up...

Janet

No further questions your honor.

Roy

Where the hell do you think you're going?

Janet

Excuse me?

Roy

Hey you look at me when I'm talkin' to you, bitch!

Judge Miriam Shoat

Mr. Stampler!

Roy

**** you, lady! Come here!

Judge Miriam Shoat
[Roy jumps over the witness stand and grabs Janet and punches Martin]

Bailiff!

Roy

You wanna play rough, let's play rough. Come on, lets play rough!

Roy
[Bailiff and secruity slowly walk toward Roy]

Yeah, keep comin' closer asshole, don't think I won't break her ****in' neck!

Martin

Roy, come on. I got...

Roy

**** you, Marty! I'm walkin' outta slowly. Really slow.

Martin
[to Shaughnessy in court]

It's confusing to me because I have document here from your office that says last year Michael O'Donnell spoke to the supervisor of that unit over a period of two weeks explaining to him - in graphic detail - of the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of Archbishop Rushman. Isn't it also true, Mr. State's attorney, that your "friend" Archbishop Rushman was not going to stand trial for any of it? He owed you big time. You must've been very pissed off when he pulled out of the South River construction deal. What happened? He finally said "I can't take it anymore" and you said "no". You and your investors had sixty millions reasons to kill him!

Janet

Objection!

Judge Miriam Shoat

Sustained! You're out of order, Mr. Vail!

Martin
[whispering under his breath]

That's for Joey Pinero.

John Shaughnessy
[whispering to Vail]

You son of a bitch!

Martin
[in Judge Miriam Shoat's chambers]

You OK?

Janet

Am I OK? Do I seem OK? I get attacked by this sick twisted... I've lost the case and out of a job! So no, I'm not particularly OK, but you won! Justice was done, so who the hell cares, right? Congratulations! You knew didn't you? You knew if I went after him he'd wig out up there.

Martin

I knew he'd come out if he was threatened.

Janet

Who better to do that than me? You used me.

Martin

Yeah, I did. I had no choice. And what did I use that was so terrible? I knew you'd do your job and I knew you'd try to win the case. What's wrong with that?

Janet

I lost my **** job.

Martin

And that's good. You should've left them years ago.

Janet

Oh, Jesus! Why do you think you always know what's best for me?

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