Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Obscene (2004)

Nestor Serrano: Franco Marquez

Quotes 

• Franco Marquez : I know how this works. I write this for a living. I'll give you a DNA sample and so will everyone else on the crew.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : You write this for a living, you should know that you can't compel them to do that.

• Franco Marquez : We've been through enough. I don't need you bitching about how Jessie is playing "inappropriate material."

  Detective Elliot Stabler : Look, pal, basically you got her stripping for money. And sleeping with the teacher?

  Franco Marquez : It's called drama.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : It's called pimping out a 16-year-old to jack up your ratings. Come on.

  Franco Marquez : The average girl loses her virginity by 16. Now what's the responsible thing to do, pretend it doesn't happen? Or show a girl in charge of her sexuality?

  Odafin Tutuola : A 16-year-old girl may be having sex, but she ain't in charge of squat.

• Detective Elliot Stabler : [to Franco]  You knew Jessie was taking pills. Why'd you lie?

  Franco Marquez : Well, it's been a tough season. How Jessie gets through it is between her and her doctor.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : [while looking at the storyboards in Franco's office]  Jessie goes undercover as a stripper, as a lifeguard, as a lingerie model. You know, maybe the kid wouldn't have such a hard time if you didn't make her run around half-naked every week.