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WATCH: Downton Abbey's Lady Mary Gets Tough
Move over Mariska Hargitay. Funny or Die re imagines Lady Mary as a tough Chicago cop.
 Jami Smith
          
          Jan 06, 2014
          
        
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If you didn't get enough of Dowton Abbey's season four premiere last night, Funny or Die might have a solution.
In their latest parody video, actress Michelle Dockery can't seem to shake off her role as Lady Mary in her new cop drama, "Tough Justice." In it, Dockery plays "Connie Tough," a no nonsense detective who just can't bring herself to be unladylike. 
Watch the video below. Bonus points if you can guess the actor who portrays the narrator:
Tough Justice with Michelle Dockery from Michelle Dockery

        
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