Deputy Chief Christian Garland: [about Mathis] What the hell is this kid thinking?
Amanda Rollins: He was gonna be outed. He was getting in front of it.
Odafin Tutuola: He figured he could get more sympathy as a victim.
Deputy Chief Christian Garland: Not from me. I want him in cuffs.
Olivia Benson: But Chief, our other actual victims are afraid. So we go after Mathis, then nobody comes forward.
Vanessa Hadid: It's too late for that. If your other victims had been willing to testify in the first place, we wouldn't be here.
Olivia Benson: Okay, Ms. Hadid, you're new to SVU. We don't blame victims here. Human sexuality and criminal behavior are a hell of a lot different than securities fraud.
Vanessa Hadid: Thank you, Captain. What I do know, the longer this stays in the news cycle, the longer we're standing here with our junk in our hands.
Olivia Benson: Excuse me?
Vanessa Hadid: Oh, I'm sorry. Egg on our faces?
Olivia Benson: Ms. Hadid, you're the one who pushed Carisi in the first place.
Dominick Carisi: Listen, all due respect, but this feels like a circular firing squad. All Captain Benson is saying is that we have an obligation to make this case, and Ms. Hadid is just reminding us that the clock is ticking, quickly and loudly.
Vanessa Hadid: The clock isn't ticking, Counselor. It's blown up.