Judge Ridenour quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

During the course of their investigation, SVU detectives discovered the defendant left his jurisdiction, violating the conditions of his bail agreement.

This was obviously not an attempt to skip bail, your honor, as evidenced by the fact that my client was on his way back to New York before the detectives knew he was gone.

The sole purpose of this trip was to travel to the state of Virginia, which allows non-residents to obtain marriage licenses without waiting periods or blood tests.

[surprised] He skipped town to get married?

Virginia also allows a person under the age of 18 to marry with the permission of a legal guardian, despite the fact that the defendant was, in fact, marrying his legal guardian, his stepmother, Gloria Stanfield, currently under investigation for child abuse and murder.

None of this is relevant to the matter of bail, your honor.

But it is relevant to the defendant's trial. This marriage is an attempt to abuse spousal privilege and circumvent the very investigation which may land the defendant in jail.

[about Kyle and Gloria's marriage] Whether or not the defendant intended to avoid prosecution, he violated his bail agreement. Bail is revoked. The defendant is remanded. [to Kyle] Congratulations on your nuptials, young man. [bangs gavel]

We request a speedy trial date. My client is eager to prove his innocence. An opportunity the ADA denied him in the grand jury.

The District Attorney is under no obligation to inform...

I know the law, Miss Cabot. I also know your reputation for bending it.

[opens his door to find Novak standing outside] What the hell do you want?

Novak

I'm so sorry to bother you at home, Judge Terhune, but it's urgent.

Well, I'm in the middle of something pretty important myself.

[from inside] Joe! Are you foldin' this hand?

No! [to Novak] Look. C'mon. C'mon. C'mon in. C'mon.

Novak

I just need your Honor's signature.

You just hit the jackpot, dearie.

[sits down at the table] I'm in. I believe you all know ADA Novak.

Novak

Judge Ridenour, Judge Petrovsky, Judge Wyler, Judge Bradley. I've had this nightmare before, only I was naked.

How charming.

Docket ending 6041. People v. Olivia Benson. The charge is murder in the second degree.

Sorry to see you here under these circumstances, detective. How do you plead?

Benson

Not guilty.

Guilty!

Remove whoever shouted that! Anybody else disrupting my court'll be held in contempt! Capisce?!