Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Fight (2007)
Adam Beach: Detective Chester Lake
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Quotes
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Janelle Odami : The teacher said they were geniuses.
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : They must of got it from their father's side.
Janelle Odami : Hey, Uncle Tom, what's it like in the house?
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : Least I ain't sellin' it! Damn, white, black, I'm gettin' it from all sides today.
Detective Chester Lake : Hey man, her pimp called me a Mexican.
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : Is that good or bad?
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Detective Chester Lake : I don't think those boys had anything to do with Julie Donovan's murder.
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : I swear I didn't see him smoking crack.
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Jadon Odami : [to Lake at the end of the episode] Hey, come on, man. You gonna tell us what the surprise is or what?
Detective Chester Lake : I'm taking you guys to Red Lobster.
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Elliot Stabler : [to Lake] You gotta watch yourself. If you get too obsessed with these cases, you'll lose more than sleep.
Detective Chester Lake : Like what?
Elliot Stabler : Family.
Detective Chester Lake : What, are you trying to bust my chops again?
Elliot Stabler : I'm dead serious. This job nearly cost me mine.
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Jadon Odami : [to Lake] Look, dude. My moms, the state, the schools, they all failed me and my brother. I got about this much left of me and I'm gonna use it to do this time, so just leave me alone.
Detective Chester Lake : I came up through the foster system. As soon as I was old enough, I took the police exam.
Jadon Odami : I don't think I'd pass the background check.
Detective Chester Lake : When I was in the Academy, my cousin and I went out drinking and we got in a fight. One guy was hurt bad. My cousin told me to take off. He knew if I got arrested, I'd get kicked off the job.
Jadon Odami : What's this bedtime story gotta do with me?
Detective Chester Lake : He took the collar for me so I could have a shot. You did the same thing for your brother.
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Detective Chester Lake : [about Jadon and Ezra Odami] They were just kids. You know, they didn't have a chance.
Elliot Stabler : What are you, a social worker now?
Detective Chester Lake : They lived in 19 different foster homes. Someone's gotta help them.
Elliot Stabler : Well, wait until you have your own family.
Detective Chester Lake : Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
Elliot Stabler : It means that when you have a daughter Julie Donovan's age, your heart'll stop bleeding for the mopes who killed her.
Detective Chester Lake : You're saying that I don't give a crap about the victims?
Donald Cragen : We keep it civil around here or you're gone. All right, go cool off.