Nolan: Why let the defense tear him apart on cross? Shift the focus away from the evidence and onto her sympathetic client. And the big, bad police department?
McCoy: Like it or not, Nolan, the big, bad police department is our partner, and in case you haven't been paying attention, they're under attack. Every decision, every arrest is scrutinized. There are people trying to defund them, for God's sake. And here you are, asking to castrate them?
Nolan: That's not what I'm trying to do. I just want to win this case.
McCoy: Can you win this trial without a confession?
Nolan: Yes.
McCoy: Your call. As long as you're willing to live with the consequences.