Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Criminal Pathology (2015)

Elizabeth Marvel: Rita Calhoun

Photos 

Quotes 

• Rita Calhoun : Dr. Rudnick was out on bond. He was simply taking in the sights of Buffalo.

  Rafael Barba : Uh-huh. We have a DNA match from Rachel Groves' hair and blood on the kitchen floor of an apartment that he leased.

  Rita Calhoun : He's an M.E. He autopsied her body. It could be cross-contamination.

  Rafael Barba : Well, he didn't autopsy Susie Frain and we found her blood in his car.

  Rita Calhoun : They were old friends. He gave her a ride. She bled from a paper cut. Both those cases were circumstantial and don't get me started on a 13-year-old body in a wall.

  Rafael Barba : So why are you here, Rita?

  Rita Calhoun : You have an M.E. accused of being a serial killer. The last thing your bosses want is a long, drawn-out trial. And these headlines... how are your migraines?

  Rafael Barba : Your solution is?

  Rita Calhoun : Dr. Rudnick pleads to one count of tampering with evidence and one count of unlawful disposal of a body. This goes away as quietly as possible.

  Rafael Barba : Misdemeanors? He killed three women. I can offer manslaughter, served concurrently.

  Rita Calhoun : A public defender can get as much. He is paying for more than that.

  Rafael Barba : I hope there's enough money in the world, Rita. I really do.

  Rita Calhoun : You better hope you don't get a conviction because if you do, every case Dr. Rudnick touched will be subject to an appeal, starting with Greg Yates.