Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Granting Immunity (2015)

Raúl Esparza: ADA Rafael Barba

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• Rafael Barba : [after Carisi shows Barba explicit photos from the rainbow party]  You realize that just showing me these could be considered a federal crime?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Seriously?

  Rafael Barba : Yeah, if that's your personal tablet, I'd get rid of those.

• Rafael Barba : Nine teenagers alone in a 10 million loft in Tribeca. What could possibly go wrong?

• Rafael Barba : [to Rollins and Carisi]  Walk me through this again.

  Amanda Rollins : Okay, TARU used the photos from the kids' phones that we confiscated to run a reverse image search

  Rafael Barba : How many hits?

  Amanda Rollins : We don't know, but a lot. They're already posted on RedChanlt, dark net kiddie porn sites.

  Rafael Barba : Some middle school idiot uploaded these images after we explicitly said not to? Why am I not surprised?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : My mother calls it "teenacity."

• Rafael Barba : [after Arlene Heller leaves]  She called our bluff. And that measles misdirect. Offense is the best defense.

  Amanda Rollins : Yeah, but she may not be blowing smoke. Noah's in the hospital.

  Rafael Barba : What does that have to do with Tribeca Academy?

  Amanda Rollins : Well, I think he might've been infected by the younger sibling of one of the boys at the party.

  Rafael Barba : Maybe these kids had a vaccination exemption.

  Amanda Rollins : I don't want to pull a Carisi, but we could be looking at reckless endangerment.

• Trudy Malko : [to Olivia]  So how is your son doing?

  Olivia Benson : He's out of the woods.

  Trudy Malko : This has been stressful for Colleen. I've always insisted that Gabriel be raised in ways that strengthen his natural immunity.

  Olivia Benson : Is that why he was never vaccinated?

  [Trudy doesn't answer] 

  Olivia Benson : We can subpoena a blood sample.

  Trudy Malko : The risks of vaccination outweigh the benefits. When Gabriel was born, I tried to get a medical or religious exemption, but I couldn't get either one.

  Olivia Benson : So that's why you had Dr. Setrakian lie on his records?

  Trudy Malko : He believes parents should have the right to decide what's best for their children.

  Rafael Barba : Did you recommend him to other families looking to get around the law?

  Trudy Malko : The law is unjust. As a mother protecting my child, I can't tell you how many mothers thank me for what I'm doing.

  Olivia Benson : Doing? So you're still steering parents to Dr. Setrakian? Okay, we're gonna need their names.

  Trudy Malko : I won't betray them. The AMA, the CDC, the Board of Health, the Department of Education. They are the villains here. Go after them.

  Olivia Benson : After them? You're encouraging other parents. You are endangering the health of every child in this city.

  Trudy Malko : So this is personal? Because your son took ill, you and you are coming after me?

  Rafael Barba : No, this has nothing to do with Sergeant Benson's son. You are openly flouting the law. This is reckless endangerment and we will stop you.

• Trudy Malko : Vaccines are harmful.

  Rafael Barba : Not according to medical science. But as we've seen, not vaccinating children causes serious medical harm, not just in your son's school. All over the city. At last count, 5,500 people have been exposed to this virus. Who knows how many more will get sick?

  Trudy Malko : It's my child. My right. My decision.

  Rafael Barba : But you didn't just make a decision for yourself, did you? You made a decision that endangered everyone else.