Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Genes (2017)
Mariska Hargitay: Lieutenant Olivia Benson
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Quotes
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Amanda Rollins : You obviously didn't tell Carisi about your father.
Olivia Benson : Neither did you.
Amanda Rollins : It's not my place. But are you... are you okay with all this talk about genetics?
Olivia Benson : Yeah. Yeah, thanks.
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Dr. Peter Lindstrom : So Noah and a little girl had a... a disagreement. She had the toy he wanted or the cupcake.
Olivia Benson : Yes, and I say what if it's something else? What if it's something more?
Dr. Peter Lindstrom : What do you mean?
Olivia Benson : Well, sometimes I worry that...
Dr. Peter Lindstrom : That Noah may turn into his father?
Olivia Benson : Yes.
Dr. Peter Lindstrom : Did you turn into your father?
Olivia Benson : Well, I didn't turn into a rapist, if that's what you mean. But I think about him all the time, and I think about what he did and the choices that he made. I think about it a lot. And I've been dealing with this for quite a long time, even before I met you. And no matter... what I do, I still worry that...
Dr. Peter Lindstrom : About what, Olivia?
Olivia Benson : That somehow his... darkness will overpower my life and my choices, because... I've been there before. I've been angry. I've been... violent.
Dr. Peter Lindstrom : I know. And I know how much that frightened you, but I don't believe that's who you really are. My opinion? Your strength, your moral compass, your belief systems... more powerful than your father's DNA.
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Rafael Barba : So Nick was telling the truth. He really was part of a rape therapy group. Too bad we didn't get a full confession.
Olivia Benson : Oh, we tried like hell. But they pushed Sam Dalton too far, things went sideways, and we had to break it up.
Rafael Barba : [as Sam is led past] You have something to hold him on?
Olivia Benson : No.
Rafael Barba : Invent something.
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Olivia Benson : All three victims IDed Dalton. They remembered his face, his voice, and the stench of cheap cigars.
Rafael Barba : And they're all willing to testify?
Olivia Benson : Oh, more like excited. They can't wait to put this guy away.
[her phone chimes]
Olivia Benson : More good news. The crime lab just confirmed that Dalton's DNA is a match to all three vics.
Rafael Barba : You're too kind.
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Dominick Carisi Jr. : I ran the perp's story by the lead detective on the River Rapist case.
Olivia Benson : And?
Amanda Rollins : It checks out. The socks, the cheap cigars. It looks like he's telling the truth.
Olivia Benson : Great. I'll call Barb and see what kind of deal he's willing to make.
Dominick Carisi Jr. : Make sure you tell him this guy claims he was born with the rape gene. The excuses these guys come up with never ceases to amaze me.
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Rafael Barba : Motion to suppress.
Olivia Benson : Suppress what?
Rafael Barba : Dalton's confession to the therapy group. Defense claims it's inadmissible.
[showing her the motion]
Rafael Barba : Clergymen/congregant privilege.
Olivia Benson : Clergymen/congregant? That's a bit of a stretch.
Rafael Barba : Yeah, it is. But the law is evolving.
Olivia Benson : Okay, so worst case scenario, we lose the motion. What does that mean?
Rafael Barba : That means we're screwed. We lose that confession, we lose everything else. The fruit of the poisonous tree.