Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Decaying Morality (2015)

Mariska Hargitay: Sergeant Olivia Benson

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• Olivia Benson : [after finding out they can't hold Jerome]  Cause? Carisi, she ID'ed him. Okay, I'm sorry. I know it's not on you. So, re-interview his co-workers, uh, put a rush on that DNA. I need security footage from the pizza place, from the street. Keep pushing.

  Dr. Neil Alexander : [Dr. Alexander walks up to Benson]  Sergeant, excuse me?

  Olivia Benson : [getting off the phone]  Um, Carisi, let me call you back.

  Dr. Neil Alexander : I just got a call from an associate at 1PP. Tell me this isn't true.

  Olivia Benson : I just found out myself. But don't worry, we will make the case.

  Luke Davis : [Luke walks up to Benson and Dr. Alexander]  What's going on?

  Dr. Neil Alexander : [to Luke]  They're letting the suspect go.

  Luke Davis : What? Why?

  Dr. Neil Alexander : You want to tell him this, or shall I?

  Olivia Benson : [to Luke]  We don't have enough to charge him.

  Luke Davis : [to Dr. Alexander]  What am I missing?

  Dr. Neil Alexander : He's one of the Prospect Park Three.

  Luke Davis : Oh, he's one of them?

  Dr. Neil Alexander : Yeah.

  Luke Davis : So, he's a known thug rapist who got off on a technicality?

  Olivia Benson : Look, there's a lot of problems with that case. It wasn't just a lab issue...

  Dr. Neil Alexander : The bottom line is, he's suing NYPD for millions and SVU is treating him with kid gloves.

  Luke Davis : [to Benson]  Seriously? So you just cut him loose because of the pending lawsuit?

  Olivia Benson : We're not dropping the case. We just have to collect as much evidence as we can before charging him.

  Luke Davis : My daughter was brutalized by this creep. You arrested him. Now he's out on the streets. Who's pulling your strings, Al Sharpton?

  Olivia Benson : This isn't about politics. We care about your daughter.

  Luke Davis : [walking away]  Not as much as I do.

• A.D.A. Rafael Barba : That went well.

  Olivia Benson : For who?

• A.D.A. Rafael Barba : Do not leak this to the press.

  Olivia Benson : We all know that there are more victims out there. Each one of them thinks that they're the only one, nobody will believe them. As soon as that they find out that it happens to others, they'll come forward.

  Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. : Throw a rock, watch the ripples.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : I am not hearing any of this.

• Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : [after watching Jerome's "confession" to Luke]  Okay, he goes on from there. He did give CPR.

  Nick Amaro : Yeah, the M.E. thinks Jerome died of a heart attack triggered by his asthma.

  Olivia Benson : Luke Davis called 911, so he did not intend to kill Jerome.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : Legally, it doesn't make any difference.

  Nick Amaro : Well, that confession might complicate things.

  Amanda Rollins : The nail gun makes that confession completely coerced.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : Either way, Luke Davis looks good for felony murder.

  Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. : You think? You do know the defendant gets a free pass on that if he can show he acted under extreme emotional duress.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : Boo-yah, Fordham Law! The facts are clear. Luke Davis kidnaps Jerome Jones. Tortures him, within an hour, Jerome's dead.

  Olivia Benson : [to the detectives]  He may be dead, our job is to figure out whether or not he is guilty. So, keep pushing for the DNA and get the security footage from TARU.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : Yes. And if Jerome is good for the rape...

  Nick Amaro : No way a jury convicts Luke.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : Thank you for your support. If you come to arraignment, keep your mouths shut.

• Amanda Rollins : I guess January was pretty crappy for everybody. Heard Nick went through hell.

  Olivia Benson : Winter at SVU, Nick's dad, Noah's lungs. Every time he wheezes, I'm afraid it's another trip to the E.R.

• Olivia Benson : [to Mrs. Davis]  So Jerome Jones dies, your husband does hard time, and your brother the rapist goes free.

  Marcy Davis : Hard time? Luke didn't know. Jenna's his little girl. He just went crazy.

  A.D.A. Rafael Barba : I understand. I will talk to his lawyer about a plea, but you need to talk to Jenna.

  Marcy Davis : If she testifies, he'll break her. Neil's too smart. You can't catch him.

  Olivia Benson : But your daughter can.

• Olivia Benson : [to Rollins]  A yoga retreat in Costa Rica.

  Amanda Rollins : It was the furthest I could get away from New York and Atlanta. It was good.

  Olivia Benson : Work through some stuff?

  Amanda Rollins : It was therapeutic. We were meditating on the summit of this volcano and the yogi comes over, and taps me on my shoulder. I didn't even tense up.

  Olivia Benson : Good for you.

  Amanda Rollins : Yeah.

  Olivia Benson : And now that you're back, you'll continue with therapy?

  Amanda Rollins : Look, I am so sorry for what I put you all through.

  Olivia Benson : No, Amanda. I'm sorry for what you put yourself through.

• Olivia Benson : [holding up newspaper]  "Demon Dentist Rapes Niece." Although Jimmy Mac swore he'd leave the vic out of it.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : And you believed him? He's a reporter.