Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Denial (2002)
Judith Light: Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly
Quotes
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Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : Lewin is making nice with the judge to get you out of here, so be prepared for that ass-chewing phone call.
ADA Alexandra Cabot : I'm not going anywhere. Petrovsky crossed a line, I want to get her censured or... thrown off the bench.
Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : Least you're not dull, I'll say that for you. Forget her Alex, she'll bury you.
ADA Alexandra Cabot : I need your support, Liz.
Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : For what? So you can start a war? You file a judiciary grievance against her and every judge we face will take it personally.
ADA Alexandra Cabot : So what, she gets to push us around?
Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : She's not pushing us around, she's pushing you. All the more reason not to bait her.
ADA Alexandra Cabot : How am I baiting her? By refusing to prosecute someone I don't think is guilty? I won't do it and she can't force me to.
Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : But I can. And I wouldn't be so quick to pronounce Claire Rinato innocent without all the facts. SVU detectives found that Claire was prone to uncontrollable rages, it's all well-documented by the school and juvenile detention. She attacked kids and had a nasty habit of kicking them while they were down.
ADA Alexandra Cabot : Are you ordering me to file charges?
Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : No. I already did it for you.