Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Psycho/Therapist (2014)
Pablo Schreiber: William Lewis
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Quotes
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William Lewis : [to Olivia] I think we both remember what happened next. You became violent.
Olivia Benson : I was trying to stay alive.
William Lewis : We both know that's not what happened! Wasn't I handcuffed? Didn't you beat me? Didn't you send the housekeeper and her daughter home? Tell them not to call the police?
Olivia Benson : I was trying to save their lives.
William Lewis : You were trying to be alone with me!
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William Lewis : [to Olivia] I have a limp now, I've lost my hearing, I am partially blind. Did you or did you not brutally beat me within an inch of my life while I was lying helpless, handcuffed to the bed?
Olivia Benson : You had broken free of your restraints and I did what I had to do to subdue you.
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William Lewis : [to the judge] I offered a plea that would have guaranteed a lengthy prison term and spared the victim the pain of a trial. My so-called attorney has failed to get the D.A.'s office to agree to accept my capitulation. I have serious reservations about her competence. I would like to request a change of attorney.
Judge Edward Kofax : Counselor?
Martha Marron : I'm just hearing this now, your Honor.
Rafael Barba : Are you? This is an oft-used delaying tactic of Mr. Lewis' in several trials.
William Lewis : I'm not requesting any additional time.
Judge Edward Kofax : Realistically, it would take months for a new attorney to get up to speed.
William Lewis : I don't believe it would, your Honor, if that attorney was myself.
Rafael Barba : Your honor, Mr. Lewis is simply trying to use this trial to publically humiliate and retraumatize Detective Benson.
William Lewis : Objection. I was the one who offered to spare her this burden entirely, but this is not up for debate. This is my constitutional right, is it not?
Judge Edward Kofax : It is. However, I will insist that you keep your current attorney with you to advise and if any of Mr. Barba's fears prove prescient, I will strike you with contempt. Is that understood?
William Lewis : Perfectly