Steve Harris: Eugene Young

Quotes 

• Eugene Young : Mr. Gilbert, people sometimes get consumed by hatred. Don't let this man make you more of a victim than you already are.

• A.D.A. Susan Alexander : What the hell is going on?

  Eugene Young : Am I free to say what you've told me?

  Lawrence Gilbert : No.

  A.D.A. Susan Alexander : Let me tell you something. If you plead the Fifth, you gift wrap reasonable doubt with a big, red bow. Do you understand me? The fact of the matter is, Mr. Gilbert, you have no alibi for the night of the murder. Nobody can verify that they saw you working late. The reason we dismissed you as a suspect is we had no motive. Now, we do.

  Eugene Young : Hold on a second!

  A.D.A. Susan Alexander : I'm not trying to threaten you. I'm just making you aware. This is what the defense attorney will play like a trombone. Our only chance now is to explore this affair, rule you out as a suspect.

  Lawrence Gilbert : I'm not talking about the affair.

  A.D.A. Susan Alexander : Well, then, we're done, Mr. Gilbert. I'll certainly keep prosecuting, but we're done.

• Lawrence Gilbert : You stood beside me, Mr. Young. You, of all people, know I didn't kill Mr. Spooner.

  Eugene Young : I don't know you didn't order the hit, but I'll tell you this: standing beside you, I had the opportunity to see your face when your wife's killer went down. You didn't look surprised, Mr. Gilbert. One could almost conclude you expected him to get shot.

  Lawrence Gilbert : Is that what you think?

  Eugene Young : Here's what I know: you were desperate for the death penalty. You said to me, "He deserves a bullet right between the eyes." Those were you exact words, Mr. Gilbert. Quite a coincidence, don't you think? I mean, considering where he got shot? You never had any affair. You sent that anonymous note to the defense counsel. You set yourself up with the question, then you pled the Fifth, knowing full well your wife's killer would be set free. Then you had him executed because that's what he deserved.

  Lawrence Gilbert : Mr. Young, I'm sure Mr. Spooner had many enemies who wanted him dead. After all, we know he killed before, right? He was only freed on a technicality because you were able to suppress most of the evidence.

  Eugene Young : That's why you chose me. You knew all the time I'd gotten him off.

  Lawrence Gilbert : I wish you well, Mr. Young.