Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

No Good Reason (2017)

Mariska Hargitay: Lieutenant Olivia Benson

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• Olivia Benson : Kids have always been cruel, but when did they become cowards?

  Amanda Rollins : Since the invention of the Internet.

  Olivia Benson : What kind of world are our kids going to grow up...

  Amanda Rollins : I don't... just whatever we think we're gonna have to worry about, it's not gonna be that. It's gonna be something we never saw coming.

• Olivia Benson : [to Mandy's classmates]  I think, if you look around the room, we can all agree that we're all in this together. You have the power to change this by being more accepting, more compassionate. You're not alone.

• Rafael Barba : What did Max mean when he said that Andrew liked Mandy too much?

  Olivia Benson : It's a teenager's justification for taking what he wants without consent. We've heard that before.

  Rafael Barba : Yeah, but we haven't heard it from Andrew.

  Olivia Benson : Maybe Mandy has.

  Rafael Barba : I thought you told her not to communicate with him.

  Olivia Benson : And since when do teenagers listen?

• Amanda Rollins : [to Olivia]  Mandy Fowler, 15. She posted this on her blog this morning and then disappeared. The photo was being texted by her classmates and it was apparently taken at a party on Saturday night.

  Olivia Benson : So she's the victim of cyberbullying or worse.

• Rafael Barba : [while reading the texts that were sent to Mandy]  "We hate you, you ugly bitch," "You wanted it, now you're crying rape, you piece of trash," "Liar, liar, ugly little liar."

  Olivia Benson : Mandy's been sent dozens of texts, messages, photos. She's been bullied non-stop for the past three days. She hasn't told her parents. She hasn't told anyone.

  Rafael Barba : Do we know who's sending these?

  Amanda Rollins : Yeah, I mean, it's kids from the high school, boys and girls. And girls are actually more brutal.

  Olivia Benson : The school has issued some suspensions, but they say that they can't police off-campus social media use.

  Rafael Barba : Yeah, they're teenagers, so they don't listen to their parents.

  Amanda Rollins : Yeah, and they're empowered because they're behind a screen. I mean, even Andrew's been texting her.

  Rafael Barba : Anything that rises to the level of harrassment?

  Olivia Benson : Oh. Yes. "Why are you doing this?", "Call me back", "We need to talk." It's... it's non-stop. I mean, you ask me, that's harassment.

  Rafael Barba : You ask a judge, it's not.

  Amanda Rollins : The level of viciousness from these other kids, I mean... they... they drove her to a point, you know, right; I mean, she was... she was on the edge of the cliff.

  Rafael Barba : And you and Liv pulled her back.

• Rafael Barba : Anything from the kit?

  Olivia Benson : There's no DNA. There's genital trauma, bleeding, bruising. All consistent with sexual assault.

  Rafael Barba : So one of these boys is guilty. It's like playing three card monte.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah.

  Rafael Barba : Who has the most to lose?

  Olivia Benson : I'd say the kid who took the picture of a half-naked 15-year old girl and texted them to everyone in the school.

• Rafael Barba : The strongest message we can send is a conviction on the rape. How is Mandy's state of mind now? Can she testify?

  Amanda Rollins : She's... she's getting counseling and her parents are supportive, but... it's gonna take time.

  Rafael Barba : Which we don't have.

  Olivia Benson : Can you make the case without her?

  Rafael Barba : If I have to. I wouldn't want to.

• Olivia Benson : [a witness has chosen not to testify]  Now what? Max is the one who saw Andrew go into the study. He saw Andrew on top of Mandy, heard him bragging.

  Rafael Barba : So without Max, I don't have a case.

  Olivia Benson : Can you compel his testimony?

  Rafael Barba : Yeah, I could, but it usually backfires.

  Olivia Benson : Well, if Andrew wasn't open to a plea before, he certainly won't be now.

  Rafael Barba : Yeah, not without some leverage.

• Mandy Fowler : The kids at school hate me enough. They think I'm a liar. They trashed my locker.

  Olivia Benson : I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how difficult this has been.

  Mandy Fowler : I can never go back. Everyone's blaming me for taking down Andrew and Daniel and Max. Me, not them. If you don't believe me, just search Twitter for #freeandrew.

• Dominick Carisi Jr. : Mandy hasn't used a debit or credit cards. We got photos of her out at the subway stations, bus terminals.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, has she ever run away before?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : The parents say no. She's a straight "A" student. She's got no trouble with her peers.

  Amanda Rollins : Until this weekend.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : [his phone chimes]  Hold on. TARU got her cell log. Before she powered down, she texted a guy named Andrew Drake ten times.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, we get an address?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Yeah. Upper West Side. That's two blocks from the high school.

• Amanda Rollins : There is still a chance that the D.A.'s office can reach a plea agreement with Andrew.

  Bruce Fowler : Wait, wait, wait. Don't... don't we get a say in that?

  Olivia Benson : Yes, but the goal is holding Andrew accountable for what he did and if we can do that while sparing Mandy from testifying, I think that's the answer.