Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Gone (2006)
Susan Saint James: Monica Bradshaw
Quotes
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[Nick, Doug and Jason are in court being arraigned]
Oliver Gates : This is preposterous.
Judge Alan Ridenour : No one asked you yet, Mr. Gates. Bail?
Casey Novak : The People request remand.
Oliver Gates : And the defense moves for immediate dismissal of all charges. The People can't even make out the basic elements of a crime, Your Honor. Jennifer Durning has a history of running away.
Casey Novak : Once, when she was 14.
Monica Bradshaw : They can't prove she's dead. They still don't have the body.
Judge Alan Ridenour : Is that true, Ms. Novak?
Casey Novak : Yes, Your Honor.
Judge Alan Ridenour : Then on what basis were the defendants arrested?
Casey Novak : A tip to the police hotline saying that Mr. Waverly was leaving the country. Detectives arrested him boarding a chartered plane to Rio De Janeiro.
Monica Bradshaw : Which is not a crime, and where my client's father was taking him on legitimate business for his produce company.
Casey Novak : And from where, conveniently, we'd never be able to extradite him.
Judge Alan Ridenour : [to Novak] Do the People have evidence that a rape or murder took place?
Casey Novak : More than enough to guarantee an indictment.
Judge Alan Ridenour : Well, care to share that with us, Counselor?
Casey Novak : We have a videotape of the defendants serving the victim alcohol just before she disappeared. Now, beyond that, the People are not prepared to divulge anything further.
Dave Seaver : They have nothing, Your Honor. You can't prove murder without a dead body or rape without a live victim.
Judge Alan Ridenour : I'm familiar with the laws of evidence, Mr. Seaver. On the charge of endangering the welfare of a minor, the defendants are released on their own recognizance.
Casey Novak : Your Honor, move that the court seize the passports of all three defendants.
Judge Alan Ridenour : So ordered. However, until the people secure indictments, I have no choice but to grant the defense motion. The charges of rape and murder are dismissed.