Raymond Reddington and officer Baldwin court scene

[@Vnachi8]

Reddington makes the most absurd situations sound completely reasonable.

[@22espec]

He was reenacting Alan Shore

[@Zerpersande]

He is simply describing what happens every single day when petty little control freaks dress up in a uniform and wear a gun. A bunch of little Cartmans screaming ‘You will respect my au-thor-a-tay’. And, as Mauricio stated above, they are taking advantage of the popularity of the Alan Shore character.

[@SacredGumby]

That smugness at the end, it's awesome

[@Alan-shore-]

Awesome comment Vnachi8

[@andrewtemple3482]

Yes. That's why he should have won that case.

[@ArkamasRoss]

"Officer Baldwin, I've been evading the police and law enforcement for almost thirty years. I'm the most wanted man in the world. At the time of our encounter, I was armed with a Browning 9mm semiautomatic with a round in the chamber and the hammer cocked. Do you really expect this court to believe that a marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer - a comic figure in an ill-fitting uniform - could possibly make me nervous?" *ROASTED!!* 😂🤣😭

[@vincentvries9854]

Gotta love Red. James Spader makes the character cool

[@keithrobin6566]

@@vincentvries9854 was supposed to be Kiefer Sutherland

[@jaybar33]

Killed him

[@GarethAUS]

One could even say he was a roasted marshmallow... Ill show myself out.

[@cobhams007]

How long did it take take to get this written!!😂😂 Good job tho

[@mabrenz_n5391]

The judge lowkey enjoyed that

[@cobhams007]

Yea

[@michaeloverton2437]

The part about taking her out for dinner you know she wanted that deal lol

[@Ostentatiousnessness]

Judges enjoy a good verbal dobe smack every now and then.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@cobhams007 Hell yeah this guy should be at a desk.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@michaeloverton2437 That or the part he talked about his sexual fantasy of her in chambers!!!!

[@abdiaziizhaydar3527]

Raymond is most likable bad guy on t.v.. kudus to who ever created that character

[@Helperstricks]

Ever heard of Walter white?

[@dan110024]

@@Helperstricks oh man I'm so torn between the two

[@greywolf9883]

Plus tommy shelby

[@Eva_H]

Why this is so good it’s because the lines are blurred between James Spader as Red and James Spader the actual person. I personally find him reliable because I’m eccentric myself so I can pretty much laugh my way through this whole series, have done from the start.

[@abdiaziizhaydar3527]

@@Helperstricks if he is the guy who created Raymond.. The man has tallent

[@KategariYami]

Imagine being able to use the crime of soliciting a fake ID as evidence that the stop and frisk that was performed on you earlier was in fact illegal. It's like 5th Amendment be damned - I may be the defendent but I'm the biggest gangster in the room.

[@dwightlove3704]

@Bob Like Red said this guy was a marshmallow!!!!!

[@maldavion1003]

@@dwightlove3704 Red only stated FACTS.

[@johncptnrex]

In the legal aspect even if the ID was fake the officer would have to prove it based atound his knowledge at the time. Redington proved that he couldn't tell thus Removing proabale cause making anything the officer found during the frisk inadmissible as evidence under the 4th amendment.

[@shadowbeast2276]

​​@@johncptnrex especially after he changed his story saying "you looked nervous" Sadly alot of corrupt cops make these very excuses

[@striderhyu]

You didn’t know that at the time.

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

I can't help but love this scene. Reddington knows the weaknesses of everyone in the room; amusing the judge, angering the cop, disrespecting the lawyer, and even plays up a fake weakness of impatience for himself. He knows exactly what to say to get a reaction and uses the value of hindsight and experience to trip up the officer's testimony. And the most brilliant thing is that he's RIGHT. This cop couldn't have known it was a fake ID. He wouldn't have bothered Red if Red had said "how high?" when he said "jump." Getting the cop to forget where he was for that one second was just an added bonus that didn't HAVE to mean anything addressing a criminal, but Red MADE IT mean something.

[@adikwuocholi9284]

Perfectly said

[@STNeish]

I would have been objecting to so much of this. In sum, he wasn't questioning, he was testifying... but he wasn't the one on the stand. He's telling the officer what they officer was thinking, and why he was doing what he was doing. None of that is evidence, it's all speculation. That the cop lost his temper on the stand didn't make anything Reddington said true, it remained speculation.

[@RDMGAMER]

@@STNeish ​ thank god you ain’t a real lawyer huh cause what you said wouldn’t work that way. It’s not speculation it’s stating fact a Id of that quality could not be detected by the eye. Then the cop jumps on the defensive and he uses it to his advantage not making statements or what you think testifying is. He asks questions. Once he goes into speculation at the very end if you had objected and it was sustained by the judge all he would do is then turn it into a question. Is it true like we saw from this outburst that the real reason you frisked me was because I did not instantly prostrate myself before your ego? So therefore without proper suspicion of me committing a crime you illegally searched me out of a abuse of power. The cop already fucked up so odds the judge would of overturned the objection because it states motive and seeing he’s his own lawyer he gets to do exactly what he did.

[@STNeish]

@@RDMGAMER The problem is, whether it's speculation or not, it's not HIS place to testify to that point. The cop makes statements, but Reddington goes on to tell him why he "really" did things, or what he was "really" thinking... as if he would somehow know. It's all worded well, and designed to make Reddington look very cunning (and he is), but it would be largely inadmissable in a real court. The other lawyer should have been objecting to most of it.

[@feanedhell]

@@STNeish well the way it was done was incorrect for sure, he would have needed to call a rebuttal witness, which would be himself, it is understandable that they cut down on the procedure for this. The crux of the matter is the search was illegal but in the end the cop was still given the benefit of the doubt

[@tophatsquirrel1886]

GOD I got chills from watching James Spader completely own a court again. :') This was absolutely delightful to watch. Thank you!

[@ianhinkle2863]

Like Boston legal lol!

[@Bangla_te_Shob]

AL is back!!!!

[@kimmyisgreen2929]

The real Raymond Reddington is Alan Shore!!!

[@ianhinkle2863]

@@kimmyisgreen2929 lol

[@sachin265]

James "Alan "Red" Shore" Spaderrrrrrr!!!!

[@mgsPWlover]

It's wild that this show managed to seamlessly integrate a courtroom drama into the rest of it

[@SantiagoTM1]

The Judge knew Reddington was completely right on every issue regarding the arrest.

[@shikhar.awasthi]

There was something very satisfying watching Alan Shore and Raymond Reddington together!

[@TheJessy8888]

Hell yeah

[@innocentchigwende9492]

@ Reddington

[@JoshSweetvale]

@ The actor's previous big role (beside Ultron): A neurotic lawyer with a penchant for captivating stories and procedural antics. His law partner and opposite number is the laid-back egomaniac Denny Crane, played by laid-back egomaniac Shatner.

[@hanyhamdy7256]

Alan shore was still young

[@glaciersilt316]

It's taken me years to realize it but officer Baldwin is essentially every cop in America who escalates whenever someone who knows their rights doesn't immediately drop to their and start knees and start begging for the pig in question to show the poor pitiful citizen mercy

[@kensingtonjames1]

This whole court storyline was simply amazing

[@jackfairclough]

Was I the only one half expecting Denny Crane to burst in yelling his own name? Great scene.

[@sirgatsen]

or Al Sharpton pulling a rabbit with one of his loud rants!

[@jackfairclough]

@@sirgatsen God almighty God almighty God almighty!

[@lawrence142002]

I wanted it so badly.

[@kimmyisgreen2929]

And they could conclude the episode with the two of them on the balcony discussing the days events!

[@Ro-zp6le]

a man of culture

[@fpellaro]

I need Reddington as my defence attorney one day.

[@ajdominguez1002]

I would love it if one of his aliases were Alan Shore

[@willardmakinishi6980]

Hahahaha. The case is definitely won no matter the gravity of the case

[@valco7981]

Would you settle for Alan Shore?

[@mr.robinson1982]

You should probably try & get Alan Shore. He'll devastate your opposing council..

[@tBOGGgle]

@@ajdominguez1002 In his wikipedia page it is listed as one 😂

[@Rot24.mu00q]

"No, you didn't know that at the time." That is one of my alltime favorite Reddington lines of the whole series. Hilarious. Not trying any excuse for why he had a false ID, just explaining it is 100% impossible a regular little police officer could realise the ID was fake.

[@revmotor]

That’s Alan Shore.

[@rhysbailey6827]

Only one person was missing....Denny Crane

[@f2detaboada]

@@rhysbailey6827 imagine William Shatner busting in at last minute saving Red's ass from the Death Penalty

[@AntonyTalks]

The way he asked : "what investigation was that", he was genuinely amused!!

[@chrismumba8621]

He almost made the judge burst into laughter with his crazy description of the officer 🤣🤣

[@Champsr0ck2247]

Did he just self-incriminate to not only identity theft but also carrying an firearm illegally to PROVE an unjust arrest? That's the ballsiest legal move on TV.

[@raulbetancourt5795]

Technically, if they can't prove what he say is true, It doesnt Matter.

[@mayerling733]

Not really self incriminating since he has immunity for all of his crimes when he agreed to work for the fbi

[@MrMcbear]

Even without his federal immunity. He can do that because the search was illegal. Anything obtained during that illegal search cannot be admissed in court. It's not hard as an LEO to follow the fucking rules. What gets hard is when you don't because then you let scumbags walk. Case law is absolutely crazy especially when people are good at what they do. But it's like this way to protect the accused from their accusers whether actually guilty or not.

[@mattiasandersson8693]

@@mayerling733 I suppose it’s like when police infiltrates a criminal organisation. He’s allowed to break laws to keep up appearances. Reddington needs to act like a criminal to stay relevant

[@devinbrown8312]

Happens more times than you think in real life. I’ve beaten a case based off me having a top of the line radar detector in my car. My car was registered in NC where they are legal and I was driving in the state of Virginia. My lawyer proved his radar wasn’t calibrated properly and he didn’t actually clock my speed

[@wolfman1000000]

You know the writers loved boston legal and wanted this scene to happen since season one. Now we just need denny to be a bad guy.

[@anywaythewindblows8938]

The way Reddington says ‘on the planet’ is great. I don’t know why, I just love it.

[@chaseweeks2708]

If you haven't already, you have to watch all of Boston Legal just for James Spader's courtroom monologues. It's like that pretty much every episode and it was fantastic.

[@ExcentricDragon]

I wonder if the officer has considered what his life expectancy is going to be after all this is over, whether Red gets the death penalty or is let go. Either way, he's done.

[@CoolWithTyb91]

HE made worst mistake of his life . He did a suicide the moment he asked for raymond id

[@Neolantern]

Negetive. He wouldn't kill a officer for a silly reason like that.

[@tanishqsharma8765]

@@Neolantern yea but the officer doesn't know that Raymond has standards in all honesty I reckon policeman might've been defecating his pants for a week straight at the thought of Reddington getting out once he did lmfao

[@Nabneet1507]

He is not just done. He is FOOKED!!!!

[@Z1pZ1p3r]

@@Neolantern He killed 3 cevilians who were part of a kidnapping team in season 1.

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

Prolly top 10 greatest scenes in tv history...my god did he nail this scene

[@RashidMBey]

This was such an amazing moment that was brutally hammered home when the judge allowed the illegal search of Reddington in judge.

[@richard102879]

A marshmallow in an ill fitting uniform disguised as a patrolman? that’s pretty much the description of every cop that’s ever pulled me over

[@papamikeconcurseiro]

That moment when Alan Shore defends Ray Reddington and they are the same in one. Nor Marvel or DC could beat that multiverse concept.

[@thecollector315]

The dislike is from the officer

[@abderrahmaneelmokhtari]

Raymond is the most eloquent man I have ever seen. He is so smart! My God!

[@TAMCODETZ]

He speaks with so much pompous and always meticulous. There are times that I am forced to go to my dictionary to understand some of his colorful jargon. Damn me!

[@ssgtspt]

He's a lawyer of himself. He's such an icon.

[@luqmandiloba6002]

U gotta love the writers of this show,James Spader always delivers amazingly.

[@Jan_YTview]

just remember that Molly Ringwald faced Spaders talent as a teen in the 80's and told him NO! .. she won. 😂

[@pegasusted2504]

He is brilliant to be sure but I do have to say I prefered Micheal Shanks as Daniel Jackson over Spader.

[@hankchanocd]

Alan Shore back to court!

[@JorgePerez-gj2iq]

What an actor just amazing they way he commands your attention just incredible.

[@pransis]

Its like I'm watching Alan Shore grilling a witness in Boston Legal.

[@JeffMartin84]

This is much more Alan Shore from The Practice.

[@helpoj]

Only real ones will know why the court saga was so epic

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Reddington reassumed his TRUE identity of Alan Shore for this scene.

[@adamtabji1435]

Remember when the judge said she was not amused. Look at her now

[@nadiahkhashiem9739]

Wow... I haven’t see this season but this scene is so satisfying to watch. James Spade is amazing.

[@Satiyi]

My favorite scene the entire series. What a guy Red is. Poor officer Baldwin

[@arkhamknight54]

James Spader plays the chartered so wonderfully eagerly awaiting for more episodes

[@willardmakinishi6980]

Sir Raymond Redington. The Man has the most critical scripts and yet he makes them look very easy. I just have utmost respect for Mr James Spader.🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲. Without him The blacklist doesn't exist 😍🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@TAMCODETZ]

True a criminal you hate to love, a force to reckon with

[@willardmakinishi6980]

This is an episode I could watch each time I miss Redington 😂😂❤️❤️😍😍🇿🇲

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Well damn we should've known all this time Reddingtons true identity was Alan Shore all along.

[@RondoOfBloodX]

@ James Spader played a Lawyer named Alan Shore on the show Boston Legal. It was what he was best known for before The Blacklist.

@@RondoOfBloodX ok I'm gonna watch that thanks

[@shaftoe195]

Everyone in that court room: "What the f*ck was that?"

[@DoubleDeuceNow]

"haha, there he is 👉" lmmfao *Cop looks down in shame* 😔

[@chiragdesai3068]

Alan shore is back in the court, thank god

[@nathanielmartin6093]

Contempt of cop is so real they even included it in this series 😂

[@maxgomez8941]

We love this scene because it speaks to our flawed legal and law enforcement system.

[@dangeary2134]

Giving us ammunition to fight back with!

[@mountainboyoakley3119]

A marshmallow in an officers uniform, that makes me laugh everytime. It reminds me of most law enforcement in America.

[@cinmusiclyrics1087]

Red has a degree as an , attorney , fbi , homeland, police officer , psychology, doctor ,military, survival skills, criminal, navy , 🤔 can’t think of anything else

[@cobhams007]

Oh. For a moment I thought you was talking about James Spader there

[@shapen360]

And he’s a crack shot.

[@tomislavban5249]

Story is, that reddington been in his early life admiral in navy so he just disappeared, and start doing crime connections, but he has really high experience in that stuff, he is highly intelligent, dedicated to his work, he is the men who never give up, and when hi doing something he is in that till he is finish and get perfect results.

[@f2detaboada]

Pretty sure Reddington studied law when he was in the Navy, or perhaps before the Navy for the rank of officer.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@cobhams007 Plus good old fashioned common sense.

[@Holty2k6]

the judges face at 1:25 when he mic dropped that cop was priceless haha

[@GK-lk2hm]

There he is, there's the real Alan Shore.

[@ernestoberger7589]

This was such an amazing scene.

[@pschroeter1]

It's the old "I'm too good of a super villain to be caught by the likes of you" defense.

[@eyenoball]

it's amazing how red managed to get alan shore to stand in for him in court

[@mikebayne4147]

ALAN SHORE!!!!

[@raulbetancourt5795]

Apparently portray a lawyer before criminal lord, come handy when you are facing death penalty

[@jasonleslie203]

And reddington destroys all credibility this officer had when the officer lashed out.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

Red Reddington’s experience working as a lawyer in Boston appears to have come in handy in this situation.

[@sirbagel4954]

That attorney knew he couldn't object he was just trying to give my man a breather from that verbal onslaught

[@gasegapelemagwaneng141]

The Hnourable's facial expression at 01:26 is a true reflection of a person enjoying Red's monologuing. 😂😂😂

[@simonchurch.]

A very very fine actor and so very underrated..

[@xoltarr424]

Spader showing a bit of his Alan Shore "Boston Legal" moments.

[@magnus_bd6185]

"Marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer " Damn Red cooked the guy right there and then !!!

[@shawnlewis389]

Boston Legal and Blacklist mashup. Classic

[@rsquared454]

He has a full concentration on his role, he is very successful, I have deleted all the actors in my mind after watching his performance.. I Just love James spader... 😍

[@mightyt-rex5634]

"A marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer"

[@allubenaiah5148]

The judge literally enjoyed this scene 😂

[@mcb0613]

Woohoo... boston leagl is back! :)

[@apollohertil4619]

When Reds voice gets deeper, your life will swiftly end 😅

[@raymondreddington3017]

Probably the favorite scene I had

[@luatala8008]

When James read the script him playing a lawyer he must of thought gee this is going to be a bit of a stretch…I’ve never played a courtroom lawyer before..

[@ralphhenderson7270]

" Officer Baldwin, I've been evading the police and law enforcement for almost 30 YEARS. I'm the most wanted man in the world. At the time of our encounter, I was armed with a Browning 9-millimeter semi-automatic ,......with a round in the chamber and the hammer cocked. Do you really expect this court to believe that a marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer, a comic figure in an ill-fitting uniform, could possibly make me nervous??? "

[@leethegreat2760]

One of the greatest tv shows in history

[@chornk64]

All that time on The Practice and Boston Legal has sure come in handy...

[@SharkFishSF]

Reddington bringing out his Alan Shore side 👏👏

[@closedmouthstv]

As a Boston Legal fan…to see James Spader I a courtroom again jus, in a sense, tickles my fancy.

[@linuslarrabee6261]

Oh ho ho. O man I love him. Very beautifully acted. He is the master.

[@doose1337]

Red is a legend man, ngl I already saw the whole 9 seasons still i want to see them all again XD

[@manvithalva1831]

There 10 seasons bro

[@doose1337]

@@manvithalva1831 Dude.. it was 2 years ago and at the time there was only 9 seasons... And i also said I wanted to see it all which means I knew at the time there will be a next season...

[@myklgylmata1801]

I love how he’s like there he is, there’s the real officer.

[@mountainboyoakley3119]

I could watch that scene over and over.

[@the_cursor]

He's pissed because his only reward for capturing the most wanted man in the world was getting a mention in some soon-forgotten press briefing. Should have taken the money, Officer Marshmallow.

[@leeniemuna4911]

Hehe..... 😂😂😂 Can I just quit law school and have Reddington as my mentor.... This is my favorite scene ever

[@ibrahimatakora5171]

What's the name of this movie??

[@leeniemuna4911]

@@ibrahimatakora5171 it's an episode on the blacklist. You will have to find the exact season and episode

[@stevemielke]

That wasn't Reddington. That was Alan Shore.

[@K1ngLui227]

How can u Not love this Man ?

[@racheltan2555]

This Takes me Back Huh!! A CourtRoom is Alan Shore’s comfort zone (Yes Officer Baldwin he is smart that’s why he’s Alan Shore and also Raymond Reddington)

[@rsquared454]

Script is important, however facial expressions, posture and the mood is absolutely perfect and this is because of James spader... 😍

[@jamshedirani9187]

ALANNNN!! Good to see you back in a courtroom.

[@tapiwakanduka3312]

James Spader at his best!

[@rachelbarrie5359]

As much as I love James as Reddington, I can't shake him or fault him for being Shore in that scene. ❤

[@WhimKR]

Holy- I've never seen this show before, but now it's on my must watch list.

[@nothingtoseehere2336]

Tell the world your lead actor used to play Alan Shore without telling the world your lead actor used to play Alan Shore.

[@CMRandall5150]

So nice of Raymond to hire Crane Poole & Schmit

[@dr4kk0nnysinc59]

- OBJECTION - SUSTAINED She didn't even need to hear which objection it was lmao

[@veliostv9089]

The one criminal everyone wants to be his best friend.

[@manuvirajkhare]

Loved this scene totally. 🤩🤩🤩

[@sachin265]

Is there a bigger badass than Raymond Reddington? I think not!!

[@mmovieplus]

He totally rocks

[@DSmith-gs4tr]

Hell, Reddington had me sweating after that dressing down. Brilliant.

[@phildressel8865]

Raymond Reddington character should be in every TV show ever created lol

[@ugouju8198]

He called him a marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭💔💔💀💀

[@ameychitale3423]

I'm sure that was "Alan Shore's" soul inside Raymond Reddington 🔥🔥

[@FoSho949]

So glad to see alan shore again! 👏👏👏

[@zodiaccurse12]

I hope they show Red meeting officer Butterball again lol