Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Legitimate Rape (2013)

Lauren Cohan: Avery Jordan

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• Rafael Barba : [to Avery about Rick Purcell]  If you'll agree to press charges, we can get a warrant for his computer, his home, his office.

  Detective Olivia Benson : [to Avery]  This video was taken before the rape, right?

  Avery Jordan : Yes. What does that have to do with anything?

  Rafael Barba : It speaks to an escalating pattern of obsession and harassment. If we can tie him to the stalking, it'll make the case for rape that much stronger.

  Detective Olivia Benson : It also makes it more difficult for the defense to claim that it was consensual.

  Avery Jordan : Consensual? I had bruises.

  Amanda Rollins : The defense will say you liked it rough. A single woman on the road with mostly men. And they're not just gonna ask about Jason. They'll use anything they can.

  Avery Jordan : It was just Jason.

  Rafael Barba : Really. Are you sure? No more surprises?

  Detective Olivia Benson : Avery, guys like Rick, they don't stop until you stop them.

  Avery Jordan : I get it. No more surprises.

• Detective Olivia Benson : [When Avery prepares to leave in order to keep her son away from Purcell]  Avery, this is not a good idea. As an officer of the law, I have to tell you that if you leave with Theo, you're subject to arrest.

  Avery Jordan : What choice do I have?

  Detective Olivia Benson : You wait for Purcell to make a mistake and then you take him to court.

  Avery Jordan : Court! Court! He has been raping me for almost a year and the court went along with it. You allowed it!

  Detective Olivia Benson : Avery, if you run, you become the criminal.

  Avery Jordan : You don't get it. It isn't just about me. It is about Theo. What's gonna happen when he finds out that the courts forced that man into our lives?

  Detective Olivia Benson : I know that this is hard to believe, but you and Theo will get through this. And I promise you, someday Theo will understand.

  Avery Jordan : Understand? He's gonna understand that his father raped me? He's never gonna be okay. Me, him, that man. We're never gonna be okay.

• Detective Olivia Benson : [to Avery about Rick]  The judge set a very high bail. He will stay in jail until the trial.

  [Avery sits down and appears to look unwell] 

  Detective Olivia Benson : You okay?

  Avery Jordan : Yeah, I've just been lightheaded and nauseous lately. I think it's probably the stress.

  Detective Olivia Benson : Okay, could be, but... You got a pregnancy test, right?

  Avery Jordan : No, I can't get pregnant. That's why my ex and I got a divorce.

  Detective Olivia Benson : Okay, well, sometimes things change. Uh, when was the last time you had sex with Jason?

  Avery Jordan : He had a vasectomy.

  Detective Olivia Benson : You know, the rape was eight weeks ago. You're not late, are you?

  [Avery looks stunned] 

  Detective Olivia Benson : Avery, it is possible that you got pregnant.

  Avery Jordan : I can't. I can't be pregnant with his baby.