Season 1

“I'm the one who has to sell this to a jury and the whole city is watching, hell, the country.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Elizabeth Lederer, Vera Farmiga, imdb.com

“The police decided to solve this case no matter what it meant to the rights of a scared 14-year-old child.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Mickey Joseph, Joshua Jackson, imdb.com

“So, you see a couple of bad suits and cheap haircuts and you figure 'game over?' Let me tell you what I see. Opportunity. This is an opportunity for every one of those guys to make a name for themselves, to be the victor in something high-profile for once, attention for once, respect for once. So, d…”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Elizabeth Lederer, Vera Farmiga, imdb.com

“They talked themselves into they mess.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Sharon Salaam, Aunjanue Ellis, imdb.com

“That devil wants to kill my son. You going to take an ad out about killing my son.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Sharon Salaam, Aunjanue Ellis, imdb.com

“You watch them grow. You know? And you start to think you did a good job. You know?”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Sharon Salaam, Aunjanue Ellis, imdb.com

“You know what he told me, though? The only reason that you got caught up in all of this is 'cause you went down the station with him. To help him out, man. To be there for him.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Young Kevin Richardson, Asante Blackk, imdb.com

“Raymond Santana: How you been, man? Korey Wise: Holding it down.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Korey Wise, Jharrel Jerome, imdb.com

“Kevin Richardson: Why are they doing us like this? Raymond Santana: What other way they ever do us?”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Young Raymond Santana, Marquis Rodriguez, imdb.com

“I lied on you, man.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Kevin Richardson, Asante Blackk, imdb.com

“You left a child unaccompanied by a guardian or a lawyer with these men in this room, for hours! Shame on you.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Sharon Salaam, Aunjanue Ellis, imdb.com

“Linda Fairstein: Who do you think you are? Sharon Salaam: I'm his mother.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Sharon Salaam, Aunjanue Ellis, imdb.com

“When the police want what they want, they will do anything.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Bobby McCray, Michael Kenneth Williams, imdb.com

“I'm trying to tell you what you need to do to get your ass up out of here.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Bobby McCray, Michael Kenneth Williams, imdb.com

“You give something, you get something.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Detective Hartigan, Bruce MacVittie, imdb.com

“This is an epidemic. We are not in control.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Linda Fairstein, Felicity Huffman, imdb.com