Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Doubt (2004)

Diane Neal: ADA Casey Novak

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : So Warner says that the other DNA sample on Myra's teddy is indeed Justin Wexler's.

  Casey Novak : Good, I don't think that's going to hurt us with the jury too much.

  Elliot Stabler : The fact she wore sexy silk underwear to Polikoff's sure will.

  Olivia Benson : That's not an invitation for rape.

  Elliot Stabler : Maybe she didn't even see it as rape until he told her to leave.

  Olivia Benson : Elliot...

  Casey Novak : Guys, I can't prosecute this until you agree. Call me when you get on the same page.

• Casey Novak : [to Ron Polikoff]  You still want to claim that you're the victim here?

  Ron Polikoff : Yes.

  Casey Novak : Because a woman forced you to have sex with her?

  Ron Polikoff : No, because it's my picture in the paper, not hers. My daughter has had to change schools, my wife is suing for sole custody. I've lost my job. My life is a shambles and all I can do is say, "I did not rape her." I did not rape her!

• Casey Novak : [during her closing argument]  Believe me, rape is still hard to prosecute and it is still a nightmare for the victims. Miss Denning has had to endure three separate sexual humiliations. Her teacher, a man she admired, raped her. In the hospital, she had to strip naked. She was photographed, poked, prodded, and then scraped, so the police could gather evidence and finally, she sat here and relived every sordid, painful detail, her sex life dissected, her psychological traumas exposed, her entire motivation called into question. So ask yourselves this: why would she put herself through such hell if she wasn't telling the truth?