Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Forgiving Rollins (2014)

Raúl Esparza: ADA Rafael Barba

Quotes 

• Amanda Rollins : [while Barba is prepping Rollins for her testimony]  My sister was facing felony charges and Deputy Chief Patton called me into his office, said we could fix the problem.

  Rafael Barba : What did you infer he meant by that?

  Amanda Rollins : That if I had sex with him, my sister would not be prosecuted. I mean, is this necessary? It's not like I've never testified before.

  Rafael Barba : I know you've testified before, not about your own assault. If the judge allows this, we need to be ready, okay?

  Amanda Rollins : Yeah. All right.

  Rafael Barba : Detective Rollins, did you consent to sex with Deputy Chief Patton?

  Amanda Rollins : At first, yes. We met at a motel and I lay down on the bed. And he was drunk, grabbing at me and pulling off my clothes. And I asked him to slow down and he got rough with me. He bit me, slapped me, banged my head against the headboard. I was bleeding and I tried to get up, but he said, "Amanda, you know I don't take no for an answer."

  Rafael Barba : Then what happened, Detective Rollins?

  Amanda Rollins : Deputy Chief Patton pinned my wrists above my head and he told me I wasn't going anywhere and that no one would believe me anyway. I gave up. He raped me.

• Rafael Barba : [to Chief Patton]  Rape is a felony charge. We'll accept sex abuse three, minimum.

  Deputy Chief Charles Patton : Y'all might want to think about what'll happen the next time a New York detective gets in trouble in Atlanta.

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : What you ought to think about is how quickly the shine goes off your shield once you go on the registry.

  Deputy Chief Charles Patton : Registry? I don't know about you or your little Spanish Dandy here, but I'm straight as an axe.

• Rafael Barba : After all that, she won't let me testify.

  Olivia Benson : It was always a long shot. So what happens next?

  Rafael Barba : My bet, Patton takes the stand. It's a "he said, she said." He's got to say something, and I'll get him.