The Orange County Sheriff's Department and "Central Justice Center" seen in this episode is not in Orange County, but is the former Ambassador College (built by the Worldwide Church of God under the direction of Herbert W. Armstrong). The building is in Pasadena, California, which is part of the Los Angeles County (not Orange County). The building seen as the Orange County "Central Justice Center" is the Ambassador Auditorium.
Alden Tuller: (about the missing bride) So where is she now? Ron Trott: Hiding. Once it hit the press, she was too embarrassed to come back -- like you were, Tom, when you pulled out of your wedding. Alden Tuller: What? You were engaged? Tom Nicholson: Briefly. You know how I get when I'm waiting for a verdict.
Alden Tuller: (about Dr. Shaw) Great our cute expert sees me dressed like my mother. I hate Orange County.
Ron Trott: (concerned because the practice scores are low) So what are you telling me? We can't try cases out of LA. Miranda Lee: Tom's sincerity works great everywhere. Luther's background as an ex-prosecutor gives him high numbers across the board. Alden has problems in the South and Midwest but you dress her right she's fine. Ron Trott: And? Miranda Lee: You're good in LA, Ron.
Ron Trott: You've prejudiced the jury pool against Jake enough. How about a little fair and balance here? Suzanne Fulcrum: Sorry Ron, different network.
(about Jake's girlfriend) Tom Nicholson: If she loves you, you won't lose her. Ron Trott: You can't. In fact, you're going to do whatever it takes to keep her by your side. Understand? Jake Garcia: I will. I love her. Ron Trott: Whether you do or not, act like you do. Ron Trott: ...But you're never going to keep her by blubbering like this, so man up. It's Orange County. The airport is named for John Wayne for God's sake. No whining. Tom Nicholson: Nice pep talk, Ron.
Ron Trott: Orange County is 35 miles from here, Tom. Are you telling me I don't know how to win a case because the courtroom is 35 miles away? Luther Graves: Orange County is more like 1,000 miles away.
Ron Trott: (to the press) We want to go to trial now. Alden Tuller: (quietly) Did Ron just commit us to going to trial in Orange County? Luther Graves: L.A., Orange County, Ron thinks we can win trials anywhere. Tom Nicholson: That's because Ron's never tried a case in Orange County. They don't like defense attorney's down there, especially L.A. defense attorneys.
Tom Nicholson: (about Beth) Did anything happen between the two of you in the car? Jake Garcia: No, she just wanted to talk. Luther Graves: About what? Jake Garcia: Wedding jitters. Cold feet about getting married. How her in-laws hated her. How she wasn't sure she wanted to settle down. Ron Trott: Why tell you? Did you know her? Jake Garcia: No, but I'm a bartender. Everybody always talks to me.
Tom Nicholson: Do you ever feel like Ron manipulates you? Luther Graves: All the time. How do you think he got me to join the firm?
Ron Trott: Put enough good questions together, you have a beautiful mosiac called "reasonable doubt." You just have to paint it right.
(after learning Beth's body had been found) Jake Garcia: ...But they have a REAL case now! Tom Nicholson: Yes, they do.
(upon learning Beth's body has been found) Ron Trott: So... Runaway bride is out. Tom Nicholson: Yeah, you think?
Luther Graves: The only thing the DA can prove is Jake's guilty of bad judgment. Like I tell my son, "Do not get into compromising positions with inebriated women." Tom Nicholson: Your son's five years old. Luther Graves: It's never too early to warn him.
Tom Nicholson: You want to plead him out already? Jake Garcia: I didn't kill anybody! Ron Trott: I'm not pleading anything out; I'm buying us time.
Alden Tuller: (to Dr. Matthew Shaw) My colleague, Tom Nicholson, likes to think all our clients are innocent; he's a romantic. I prefer to assume they're all guilty... it's less disappointing that way.
Tom Nicholson: Where you going? Ron Trott: Crystal Cathedral, as a guest of Reverend Shuller, then the Angels game. I'm sitting in Arte Moreno's box... I own a bar in Orange County, I want jurors down there to see I'm just like them -- a business owner, a Christian, and an Angels fan.
Alden Tuller: Killing your daughter-in-law because she wouldn't sign a prenup? I don't buy it! Ron Trott: Then you don't know enough rich people... money is exactly what they kill for.
Tom Nicholson: Offering a reward was a bad idea. Ron Trott: Why? If she's dead, we never have to pay. If she's alive, it's the best money we ever spent.
Original International Airdates: United Kingdom October 12, 2007 on LivingTV Czech Republic October 5, 2008 on Prima Slovakia June 8, 2009 on Markiza
Ron Trott: ...I'm sitting in Arte Moreno's box. Arturo "Arte" Moreno is the owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, formerly the Anaheim Angels, one of three Major League Baseball teams located in Southern California.
Behind the Orange Curtain is a mostly derogatory term used in Southern California to denote the border between Orange County and Los Angeles County. A lot of the scorn arises from the fact that Orange County is one of the few conservative bastions in historically liberal California. Some from the O.C. inhabitants use the term as a label of pride.
Ron Trott: ...How about a little fair and balance here? This is a rather pointed jab at the Fox News Network. "Fair and balanced" is its slogan, and Fox News claims to remain impartial on all news stories. However, it is frequently criticized for leaning in favor of conservative Republicans.
The title of this episode is a reference to the metaphoric "Iron Curtain" that separated democratic Western European countries from communist Eastern European countries after WWII. The term was first coined by Joseph Goebbels (Hitler's propaganda minister) and made famous by Winston Churchill.
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