Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 1
I haven't heard from Steven in three days. He won't return my calls.
Well, you know... well, maybe he just needs a little time, you know.
I was looking so hard for this amazing life.
Look, Abby, you did nothing wrong. You were honest about everything; about your life, about your relationship, about Steven. If you want him back, fight for him. But if he doesn't get it... it's not worth the fight.
Reverend, huh? What'd he have to say?
That they're not in Kansas anymore.
These people really think that nothing criminal happened.
Never underestimate the power of faith. Regardless of where it's placed.
Let's go over Ann's testimony one more time. Make sure she's consistent.
Okay.
You know, he said/she said/God said, you don't want God to get the last word. [checking his phone] Spoke too soon. Defense filed a motion to dismiss based on First Amendment protections.
So they're saying that rape is okay if it's done for religious reasons.
Huh. I don't remember reading that in the Bible.
Man plans, God laughs.
No, there's nothing funny about Reverend Gary. Or rape in the name of religion.
[walking past a group of protesters] Everyone is so angry.
I get it.
No, you don't. People think we are terrorists. Like we are all the same.
Most of us know better.
I don't think so, but this protesting, what do people think will happen? Things will change? No. The world doesn't change. People don't change.
Yeah, see, I don't believe that. People uniting, making their voices heard, refusing to be oppressed. That's what this country's all about. I mean, that's why you came here, right?
I came here because I like being alive.
Go get your boss. Now. Look, I realize you're young and you're trying to do your job, but I'm warning you. I've been doing my job a long time, and I got a lot of friends.
Are you threatening me?
Yep.
Listen, two people were killed and you're deporting the one person that can ID the men that did this?
I don't wanna get into politics, so I think it's time for y'all to leave before things get unpleasant.
No, no, they already are unpleasant.
I agree. Now get the hell outta here.
Or what? You're gonna deport me to Cuba? [gestures to Carisi] You gonna take him to Italy?
You know Mitch is dangerous. I'm giving you a chance to save yourself, Carleen, and more importantly, your son.
You don't give a damn about my son because he's not an immigrant or a queer or a trans whatever the hell they're called. He's just a regular, old white kid, which, for some reason, is now a curse. Nobody cares about him or me. It's like we just don't matter anymore. Ask me, that's why we're in this mess in the first place.
What's happening to this country? It's like all of a sudden, people feel free to say all the horrible things they're thinking out loud. No common decency. No filter.
People have always felt this way. Now they just feel empowered. They have permission.
Our legal system is the best that there is, but it's not perfect or pure. It never was.
[about Lela and Maya] They're angry at you?
Yes.
Because you didn't back up her story about seeing my husband's face?
It doesn't matter what I did or didn't say. Your husband is guilty.
I know what they did.
Well, then do something about it. I know that you called the police four times in the last two years. I know that you know what kind of man he is. What kind of violence he's capable of.
He's my husband.
He's a rapist and a murderer. And the next dead woman on the floor, that might be you. So don't tell the truth for Maya or for Lela. Tell the truth for yourself and for your son. Take that first step.
Towards what?
Freedom. Safety.
A hell of a case.
Hell of a year.
We got the conviction. That's all that matters.
Wish it was that simple.
[while arresting Byron in Cuba] Buenas dias, pendejo.
[Fin walks into the squad room with Byron in handcuffs.]
Guess what I caught. A couple of snapper, a sailfish, and one fat-assed flounder.
A bottom-feeder, huh?
Raped three women that we know about, and then he bolted before we could arrest him.
Most people just call me Byron.
[to Byron] Didn't I tell you to shut your face? [to Rollins and Carisi] The whole way home, he's yapping about old times.
You were sexually assaulted by an animal, Keesha. That has nothing to do with you.
That's what the lady doctor at the ER said. That's what Detective Benson said. What you said. Easy words to say, but you all get to go home at night. The next day, you move on to the next case. Truth is, words are useless without time. A lot of time.
We need you to testify.
No way that's gonna happen. Things are good for me now. I'm not gonna let that man take up any more of the time I got left.
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