Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Intoxicated (2005)
Diane Neal: ADA Casey Novak
Quotes
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A.D.A. Casey Novak : You didn't kill your mother, Olivia.
Detective Olivia Benson : I know what it's like to want to. That's how I know Simone Brice. I called her back then. She was a law student, and she helped me survive it.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Why didn't Carrie say something?
Detective Olivia Benson : Because then the abuse becomes real. If you keep quiet, you can pretend that it's not.
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A.D.A. Casey Novak : She'll be in a juvenile facility, no hard time.
Attorney Simone Bryce : I polled the jury; eleven of them thought she was guilty. You would've had your murder two conviction. Why'd you plead her out?
[Casey nods to Olivia]
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Detective Olivia Benson : Hey, how'd it go?
Detective Elliot Stabler : Judge remanded Carrie to Bridges. At least she won't be in Rikers.
Detective Olivia Benson : I really misjudged her. All I saw was a desperate teen needing help.
Detective Elliot Stabler : Look, I saw my daughter going out with a grown man. Sometimes it's hard to keep your own crap out of the work.
A.D.A. Casey Novak : [entering] Speaking of crap, psych defense.
Detective Elliot Stabler : Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?
[sarcastically to Benson]
Detective Elliot Stabler : PMS made her do it.
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A.D.A. Casey Novak : So, what, you guys couldn't deal with Denise Eldridge so you sicced her on me?
Detective Olivia Benson : What happened?
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Oh, she blew in here with her shopping bag saying you guys weren't doing anything about her daughter. She wanted me to charge you guys for not arresting Justin Sharp.
Detective Elliot Stabler : So what do you want us to do?
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Did he rape Carrie?
Detective Elliot Stabler : Letter of the law, yeah. But we can't prove it.
Detective Olivia Benson : The sex was consensual. You charge Justin with endangering, it's a misdemeanor, first offense. He's not gonna do any time. So how is justice served there?
A.D.A. Casey Novak : It's not.
Detective Elliot Stabler : Right. And when Denise comes back next week with the same accusation...
A.D.A. Casey Novak : Why don't you advise her that unless she has pictures, we're not prosecuting Justin.