Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Sunk Cost Fallacy (2018)

Philip Winchester: ADA Peter Stone

Quotes 

• Pamela's Doctor : You made the right decision.

  Peter Stone : And what if I decided to stop the meds?

  Pamela's Doctor : Well, then, that would've been the right decision. Sometimes, the only wrong decision is to do nothing.

• Peter Stone : How's Carisi?

  Olivia Benson : He's a little wobbly, a lot guilty, but he'll survive 'em both.

  Peter Stone : Any luck connecting Nick Hunter to the accident?

  Olivia Benson : At the time of the collision, uh, Nick Hunter was at a cafe on the Upper West Side with a co-worker.

  Peter Stone : His next mistress.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah. It's all on the restaurant video, so we're checking phone records, e-mails, financials, but I'm not hopeful. This guy might actually get away with it.

  Peter Stone : And receive a lovely parting gift of $50 million. Well, the good news, the civil courts aren't what you'd call quick, and the city's attorneys know how to delay. Still sucks. I know.

  Olivia Benson : Every second that this guy's not in prison...

  Peter Stone : Yeah, well, tomorrow, you and I will get up, brush our teeth, comb our hair, and go after another bad guy.

  Olivia Benson : Makes you want to oversleep.

• Peter Stone : Look, I don't know if it means anything, but I didn't envy your decision about bringing Jules Hunter back.

  Olivia Benson : Well, I... I did what I needed to do. It's easier if you take yourself out of the equation. You know? Your sense of justice, morality, superego, whatever you want to call it.

• Pamela's Doctor : It's called tardive dyskinesia. It's a complication that arises from long-term use of anti-psychotic medications.

  Peter Stone : How long has she been like this?

  Pamela's Doctor : Well, a few days. I know it's counterintuitive, but increasing her dosage is sometimes effective.

  Peter Stone : What if we, um... what if we took her off her meds entirely?

  Pamela's Doctor : That's also an option, but, uh, the fact is, your sister is severely psychotic. The last time we took her off meds for a few days, she attempted suicide.

  Peter Stone : You're her doctor. Whatever you think is...

  Pamela's Doctor : I-I can't make this decision for you. Your father gave you power of attorney.

  Peter Stone : But... she doesn't even know who I am.

  Pamela's Doctor : She's still your sister. Here. Take a couple of days. Read this literature on TD. Um, sit with her. But Peter, you need to make this decision sooner rather than later.