Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Truth Embargo (2024)
Mariska Hargitay: Captain Olivia Benson
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Quotes
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Natalie Ross : I feel guilty for what happened to my brother.
Captain Olivia Benson : I know you do. And I stand by whatever decision you make, but the answer is not to swing the pendulum too far in the other direction. I hope you know that I wouldn't be here if I didn't think that a fair trial was possible. And I'm not asking you to trust the system, Natalie. I'm asking you to trust me.
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Captain Olivia Benson : Natalie, Jay Watson raped you.
Natalie Ross : Do you think I forgot? How could I? This entire trial has been an exercise in reminding me.
Captain Olivia Benson : And this is your chance to do something about it.
Natalie Ross : I am going to. Believe me. Because I can. I can afford therapy. I have that luxury. And maybe, one day I'll be okay, but if that teenager goes to prison? He may not be. Ever. I don't want that.
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Captain Olivia Benson : [to Carisi] So you don't think I'm crazy?
ADA Dominick Carisi Jr. : We work in the criminal justice system. We're all a little bit crazy.
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Captain Olivia Benson : [to Brooke] Look, when a person goes through a trauma like that, they can end up in a very vulnerable state.
Brooke Jaffit : Yeah, it wasn't about that.
Captain Olivia Benson : Okay, then what?
Brooke Jaffit : We're acutely aware of the systemic inequities that exist within the criminal justice system.
Captain Olivia Benson : You mean for people like Jay.
Brooke Jaffit : Yeah. Our concern is that he might not receive a fair trial.
Captain Olivia Benson : Well, I can't deny that there's a history of racial bias. It's certainly not a perfect system.
Brooke Jaffit : How do you do this every day?
Captain Olivia Benson : My focus, my priority is on healing, so I do what I can.
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Captain Olivia Benson : [to Officer Gomez] Lower your weapon now before someone gets hurt. These are teenagers.
Officer Tiffany Gomez : There's right and there's wrong.
Captain Olivia Benson : Nobody's getting shot here today, do you understand me?