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I tested Jeff York's blood, high viral load. When did you 2 date?
5 years ago. We only slept together once, and we used protection.
Condoms are effective, not perfect. It only takes once.
I know; I'm gonna get tested. I just haven't had time.
Why don’t we do it here? Right now.
Melinda. I’ll do it.
Olivia, how many rape victims have you told to get tested?
All of them.
Would you tell them it’s alright to wait?
[long pause] OK.
Sit down and roll up your sleeve. No paperwork; I’ll do it myself.
[after the captain has informed Vega of new evidence clearing him of Wheeler's murder]
A mistake?! That's the best you can say? We made a mistake?!
I'm sorry. I'll talk to the ADA, get you outta here right away.
[sarcastically] My hero.
I wanna make things right.
There's nothin' you can do.
I can try.
Can you bring Rebecca back to life?! Can you give me back my career?! [Cragen walks up to him] Get outta my face.
You're usin' again. Not even trying to hide it.
Makes the time go quicker.
You need to get cleaned. I can get you help.
[sits back down] Your help put me here.
You change your mind, you know where to find me. [to the guard] On the gate!
[the gate opens; Cragen is about to leave]
Who killed Rebecca?
Somebody who wanted to hurt you. Any ideas?
Besides NYPD, no. So, this guy rented a car like mine?
Yeah.
Where from?
A place on Houston. I'll keep you posted.
I won't hold my breath.
[the police find Vega strangling Kyle Luhrmann at gunpoint in Central Park]
You gotta help me! He's crazy! He's gonna kill me!
I don't blame him! But let him go, Vega!
He killed Rebecca!
I didn't do anything to her! I swear!
Tell 'em what you did, or I'll blow your head off!
[tries to breathe] I killed her!
Why?! What she do to you?!
I loved her, but she told me she was marrying you. I went to her apartment and gave her one last chance. She blew it.
You're dead.
Put the gun down. You got your confession. You shoot him, you're dead. You kill him, you lose your daughter, too.
Gabrielle's better off without me!
She came to see me. She begged me to bring you home.
The only way I'm leavin' here is in a body bag!
Not if you let him live. He confessed to murder. He's finished. Let me help you.
Nobody can help me.
You're still thinkin' like a junkie. Fine. Go ahead, kill him. Show me you're still a murderer, too.
[Vega slowly and remorsefully releases Luhrmann, sobs, and drops his gun, but just as he is about to approach the captain, Luhrmann grabs the gun and is about to shoot Vega]
GUN!
[other cops shoot Luhrmann; Luhrmann hits the ground dead]
Christina brought him breakfast. He rapes her for lunch.
Why do you care if I live or die?
Because my father killed himself. When I was a kid... I thought it was my fault. The night before he blew his brains out, he punished me for being a wise-ass. I told him I hated his guts. Those were the last words I ever said to him... It haunts me to this day. You're the only person I've ever told.
Why me?
Because we're the same. I feel guilty; my father was suffering, I couldn't help him. You feel guilty, because of what you did to Christina. Please. I don't want you to die.
I looked at the autopsy photos of the first 3 victims. [Tosses rope to Stabler] Strangle me?
[grinning] I'll try.
[hastily reaches for the rope] I'll hold the rope.
[opens his door to find Novak standing outside] What the hell do you want?
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 follows him inside]
I just need your Honor's signature.
You just hit the jackpot, dearie.
[Novak stops at the door of a room; inside there are several judges playing poker]
[sits down at the table] I'm in. I believe you all know ADA Novak.
Judge Ridenour, Judge Petrovsky, Judge Wyler, Judge Bradley. I've had this nightmare before, only I was naked.
How charming.
Why did you tell the defendant to seek psychiatric help so this tragedy doesn't occur again?
She was upset.
Because it sounds like you think she really did poison her daughter.
It was a mistake! Is that what you want me to say, Miss Novak?! One mistake in almost 3 decades on the bench?!
Didn't you make another arguably bigger mistake when you wrongfully convicted Rosalin Silvo of murdering her daughter and sent her to prison for 10 years?!!
That's a totally separate issue, and completely immaterial to this case!
You can't object, Judge Taft.
But I can, Miss Novak. Get back to the case at hand.
Did you tell Karen Campbell to suffocate her daughter?
Absolutely not.
But you talked to her even though it was clearly improper.
It was a mistake!
You don't make mistakes, though. You make judgments! Who's innocent, who's guilty! You saw Rosalin Silvo, and she was a whore. That means she's a bad mother. And then you saw Karen Campbell. Why did you talk to her, judge?!
[to Judge Bradley] Your Honor!
Why talk to Karen Campbell?! Why talk to a woman that tried to murder her daughter?!
I didn't know!
Didn't know what?! That she'd turn around and try to do it again?!
I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD PEOPLE!!
[bangs gavel] That's enough! Miss Novak, try that again, and you're in contempt. [to Judge Taft] Sir, you will be, as well, if you don't sit down. Now.
[after Karen is convicted of her daughter's murder] Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you've performed your duties admirably, and I thank you for your service. And may I say, for the record: This is a crime that could've been prevented. While this trial exemplifies the very best aspects of our legal system, it has also highlighted its flaws. It is my sincere hope that in the future, those flaws can be corrected. The defendant will be held over for sentencing. This court is adjourned. [bangs gavel]
[a suspect is secretly filming people going to a public toilet]
Gives whole new meaning to "live, streaming video."
You're either looking for a urophiliac, that's a sexual attraction to urine, or a coprophilia...
Okay. Let's not go there.
[waits for the voyeur suspect to answer the door] If there's any poetic justice, we caught him in the bathroom.
$3,000 worth of damage to the car?
What can I tell you? I zigged when I should have zagged.
King Solomon said, "Bring me a sword. Divide the living child in 2. Give half to one mother, half to the other."
Except I can't split the baby.
Solomon didn't have to.
Mrs. Osborne, we're gonna have to place you under arrest.
For what?
Conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Go ahead. You'll see I'm right.
Michele, this has got to stop now, okay? We know everything. Anna was on the police report from your husband's accident. She died in the car with him.
No, they never found her remains.
Michelle, they were hit by a gasoline tanker. There was nothing left. I'm sorry. But you know what I'm telling you is the truth.
I know my daughter is alive!
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