Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

At Midnight in Manhattan (2019)

Mariska Hargitay: Captain Olivia Benson

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• Dominick Carisi : Chloe's ID, on a scale of one to shaky?

  Amanda Rollins : Uh, well, she... she knew his face from her HailMe app.

  Dominick Carisi : So she could've been influenced.

  Amanda Rollins : Oh, you think? Chloe was assaulted in that car.

  Dominick Carisi : Yeah, maybe, or maybe it was another car, but now I gotta keep Mr. Sayeed in holding for a crime that he probably didn't commit because if I let him go, and Ms. Hadid finds out, I'm a dead man walking.

  Amanda Rollins : Oh, okay. You made that bed, you can lie in it.

  Dominick Carisi : Excuse me?

  Amanda Rollins : What did you think would happen when you moved over to that place? Because it it's all about politics, which is not your strong suit.

  Dominick Carisi : I'm just doing my job. I'm not paying attention to that.

  Amanda Rollins : Are you, because 'cause it seems like you're more worried about your boss than you are about Chloe.

  Dominick Carisi : Actually, what I'm more worried about is the DV with a battered wife who's not cooperating. I'm worried about the trans girl who was assaulted by a corporate lawyer in a case that we're never gonna make.

  Amanda Rollins : We're not. Not with that attitude. And you know what? Everyone is worried. We're all nervous. We're swamped. We're drowning because you left.

  Dominick Carisi : Oh, okay, so that's what this is about? That I left? I had to go. It was my shot.

  Amanda Rollins : Oh, come on! I would be fine if you were right here beside me! You said you're my partner. You walked out on me.

  Dominick Carisi : You said that you were happy for me.

  Amanda Rollins : And you believed me? How stupid are you?

  Olivia Benson : Hey guys, I'm on the phone with the Deputy Chief, so whatever is going on between you...

  Amanda Rollins , Dominick Carisi : Nothing's going on.

  Olivia Benson : Get over it, now.

• Olivia Benson : You guys are still here?

  Amanda Rollins : Two minutes to midnight and counting.

  Kat Tamin : At Vice, we never had a Friday night this quiet.

  Olivia Benson : Oh.

  Kat Tamin : What?

  Amanda Rollins : I know you're new and all, but we don't say the "Q"-word.

  [phone rings] 

  Amanda Rollins : You jinxed it. That's your call.

• Olivia Benson : [to Kat]  So your vic is transgender.

  Kat Tamin : Mm-hmm.

  Olivia Benson : Um, another hate crime?

  Kat Tamin : I don't think that's what this is. Lakira's homeless, so she works at the piers sometimes.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, survival sex work. I get it.

  Kat Tamin : She gave this guy oral, he got rough, she sassed him, and he snapped.

  Olivia Benson : How bad?

  Kat Tamin : Beat her. Sexually assaulted with a flashlight. She described the John as a blue-eyed vulture.

  Olivia Benson : She's poetic.

  Kat Tamin : And observant.

• Dominick Carisi : Where are we?

  Olivia Benson : Mr. Davies is in holding.

  Odafin Tutuola : Kat talked to Lakira. She said she'll testify.

  Dominick Carisi : Okay, what about his other victims?

  Olivia Benson : I think Lakira is our best bet.

  Dominick Carisi : Okay, fine. Um, where... where are we with Joelle Fuller?

  Olivia Benson : I spoke to Joelle. She's on board.

  Dominick Carisi : All right, what... what else? I got the... the HailMe case.

  Amanda Rollins : Got Sanjay's confession and Chloe's ID.

  Dominick Carisi : Okay, three up, three down. What am I missing here?

  Olivia Benson : Carisi, you are good. You got this.

  Dominick Carisi : From your mouth to God's ears.

• Olivia Benson : [after a long shift]  So, Fin, how was your weekend?

  Odafin Tutuola : Really?

  [Benson lays her head back] 

  Odafin Tutuola : Can I take off?

  Olivia Benson : Take me with you.

• Paul Davies : I didn't touch this... person.

  Olivia Benson : [showing another picture]  How about her? Nikkita. She claims that you assaulted her a month ago.

  Counselor Lisa Turner : I think we're done here.

  Olivia Benson : Oh, we're just getting started, Ms. Turner. Here's Angel. She says that she knows other girls that your client assaulted.

  Dominick Carisi : He has a proclivity, a clear pattern.

  Counselor Lisa Turner : Or they colluded. Did anybody file a complaint at the time? Exactly. My client is going home to see his family.

  Olivia Benson : Try again. Mr. Davies, you're under arrest for aggravated sexual abuse, assault, and patronizing a prostitute.

  Dominick Carisi : Ms. Turner, you might wanna explain to your client what's gonna happen next.

  Kat Tamin : [watching outside]  Yes!

• Kat Tamin : Captain, you seen my perp?

  Olivia Benson : Uh, Carisi and I are taking this.

  Kat Tamin : But it's my case.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah, you got him in, Kat. We're gonna take it home. You're gonna get your chance. Don't worry about it.

• Olivia Benson : Aleah, is everything okay?

  Aleah Brown : Just came to tell you Joelle's done pressing charges and everything.

  Olivia Benson : Hold on, what... what changed?

  Aleah Brown : She got her head on straight. They're not legally divorced, so the child support he's been doling out isn't court-ordered. If Leon goes away...

  Odafin Tutuola : So does her cash flow.

  Olivia Benson : There are ways around that.

  Aleah Brown : Don't even, okay? Joelle's out. Don't call. Don't come knocking. Just drop it.

  Olivia Benson : [sighing as Aleah leaves]  I'll go get Carisi.

  Odafin Tutuola : Wait, now. Hold up. Let me talk to Leon first.

• Kat Tamin : I just found out that Paul Davies is headed to a country club event today. I alerted Westchester County PD, and they're gonna accompany me on the arrest.

  Olivia Benson : Hold up, Kat. Look, I... I, uh I appreciate your drive, but this isn't Vice or Street Crimes.

  Dominick Carisi : We're only gonna get one crack at him. If you arrest him now, he lawyers up. It's better to get him on record.

  Olivia Benson : Plus, he's a lawyer himself. Look, I know that you're very busy, and you have a lot on your plate, but I think it would not be a bad idea if you were up there with Kat.

  Dominick Carisi : [simultaneously]  I don't have time for this.

  Kat Tamin : I don't need a chaperone.

  Olivia Benson : Yes, you do. Go.

• Odafin Tutuola : Hey, Cap, you got a second?

  Olivia Benson : [taking a coffee cup]  If that's for me, I'll give you a full minute.

• Olivia Benson : Tell me about the car.

  Chloe Cooper : Yeah. I don't know. Trapped in the backseat with him on top of me... for a second, I thought, "This is where I die."

• Olivia Benson : This is HailMe driver Mohammed Sayeed.

  Dominick Carisi : He's facing Mecca?

  Olivia Benson : He asked me which way was east. I didn't want to make him pray in the holding cell.

  Dominick Carisi : And he's the attempted rape on, uh...

  Olivia Benson : Chloe. Chloe Cooper. Uh, she picked him out of a six-pack. Now, you should know that Chloe's mother is one of Ms. Hadid's...

  Dominick Carisi : Friends from private school? Oh, I know. She texted me from her sister's wedding in Ravello at 4:00 in the morning. So this all happened off of the West Side Highway? Did you check his phone GPS?

  Olivia Benson : He refused to give us his passwords.

  Dominick Carisi : That's a tell. What's he saying?

  Olivia Benson : He's saying that he didn't do it, and he wants a lawyer.

  Dominick Carisi : Legal aid on a long weekend? You better pray harder.

• Dominick Carisi : I'm just trying to stay afloat here. They got me doing ECAB shifts.

  Olivia Benson : I'm sorry?

  Dominick Carisi : Early Case Assessment Bureau.

  Olivia Benson : Ah, the Complaint Room.

  Dominick Carisi : You catch every case that comes in on an eight-hour shift. You're... you're like the lone outfielder in a extra-inning game.

  Olivia Benson : As of midnight last night, you have three ticking-clock felony sexual assaults. I get it.

  Dominick Carisi : It's triage. Every case is mine all the way to arraignment.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, how can I help you?

  Dominick Carisi : For starters, the... the DV case. You've got to make sure that the vic is gonna cooperate with us.

  Olivia Benson : Joelle? Carisi, I told you, she's terrified of her husband. You have the 911 call. You don't need her to make the case.

  Dominick Carisi : Yeah, if I force that kid Andre to testify against his father. You want me to let the weight of this fall on a seven-year-old?

  Olivia Benson : Okay, I hear you.

  Dominick Carisi : No, you don't. You want to help me? Then let Joelle know that that is my next step. Make me the bad guy if you have to.

  [sighing] 

  Dominick Carisi : I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Just... figure out what is going on, or I'm gonna have to drop-kick this case.

• Kat Tamin : Captain, ADA Carisi? This is Lakira Baca.

  Olivia Benson : Hey.

  Lakira Baca : ADA? Your shoes say "police."

• Amanda Rollins : Captain, this is...

  Counselor April Andrews : April Andrews, representing Mohammed Sayeed. What's my client up against?

  Dominick Carisi : Attempted rape, first degree criminal sex abuse.

  Counselor April Andrews : Da-da-da. So he didn't complete the rape?

  Amanda Rollins : Because she fought him off.

  Counselor April Andrews : So knock it to a misdemeanor, I get him on board, we still get half a weekend.

  Olivia Benson : He forced himself on her in his car.

  Dominick Carisi : He's pushing a B felony, Ms. Andrews.

  Counselor April Andrews : Whatever. May I speak to him?

  Olivia Benson : [Rollins leads Andrews to holding]  Coffee?

  Dominick Carisi : Yeah, like, six of 'em.

  Olivia Benson : Hold that thought.

• Chloe Cooper : The driver, Muhammad, pulled over, said he had a flat. Then he opened up the door to the backseat and jumped in. He ripped my top, put his hand up my skirt.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, and how did you react?

  Chloe Cooper : Uh, I pushed him off of me. I just ran. An old couple saw me, waited while I called my dad. Oh, God. My shoes. I left them in the car. Um, can I get those back?

  Olivia Benson : You know, if we find them, then they'll be evidence.

  Chloe Cooper : Right. God, sorry, I just sounded really spoiled, didn't I?

  Olivia Benson : Nope. Not at all. There's no wrong or right way to react.

• Joelle Fuller : You locked him up? I am dependent on Leon. He supports us. How am I supposed to get by?

  Olivia Benson : You're going to find your way, Joelle.

  [Joelle scoffs] 

  Olivia Benson : You know, my experience is that is that women are stronger than men.

  Joelle Fuller : I'm stronger than him? Then you should've minded your own business.

  Olivia Benson : You know, this wasn't just about protecting you, Joelle. If Leon came back, you could be in a grave, Leon would be in a cell and that little boy Andre would be alone.

• Amanda Rollins : How'd it go uptown?

  Olivia Benson : Joelle came around. She'll... she'll testify.

  Odafin Tutuola : That's great. It means I can finally take 20.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah.

  Odafin Tutuola : If Rollins can keep it down.

• Sanjay Patel : My dad borrowed over a million dollars for his taxi medallion. He wanted to pass it on to me. Then after Uber, everything he worked for was gone.

  Amanda Rollins : I know, Sanjay. He's not the only one.

  Sanjay Patel : Two of his friends committed suicide. No one cares. I had to do something.

  Amanda Rollins : So you assault somebody? Help me understand what you were thinking.

  Sanjay Patel : That... that girl didn't even check. She just got in. With these apps, no one knows who they're getting in a car with. I only did it to scare her and everyone from using them. I didn't hurt her. I swear.

  Olivia Benson : [watching with Carisi]  Okay, now we have one down.

  Dominick Carisi : I still need Chloe to ID.

  Olivia Benson : I was afraid you were gonna say that.

• Amanda Rollins : I got something on Chloe's case. The-the bar where she had drinks last night finally gave me video cam surveillance. Here is Chloe getting into a black car.

  Olivia Benson : Not Mohammad's?

  Amanda Rollins : Not a HailMe.

  Olivia Benson : Oh, Jesus.

  Amanda Rollins : Uh, the license plate, look, is bent, probably to avoid traffic cams. But, uh, TARU dug out a number. It's registered to an owner in Queens. I'm gonna head out there now.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah, not by yourself. Go get Fin before he falls asleep.

• Olivia Benson : So, Joelle, this wasn't the first time the cops were called about Leon.

  Joelle Fuller : If I can just make it through the divorce, it'll all be good.

  Olivia Benson : Not necessarily. Sometimes it can make it worse, and I'm worried about your safety and Andre's.

  Aleah Brown : So is my sister. That's why you need to back off. Don't push her.

  Joelle Fuller : What do you want me to say? "Me, too"? What is that really gonna do?

  Olivia Benson : Help you get out of this situation. Help get your son out.

  Joelle Fuller : My son? My son is a bright boy. He will be fine.

  Olivia Benson : Do you really want him to grow up in this kind of home?

  Joelle Fuller : How do you know what kind of home he's growing up in?

  Olivia Benson : Joelle, I'd like you to... I'd like you to listen to something.

  Aleah Brown : [she plays Andre's call to 911]  Can you turn that off? You're upsetting my sister.

  [sitting down and hugging Joelle] 

  Aleah Brown : You're okay. You're okay. It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay.

  Joelle Fuller : [crying]  Tell me what I have to do.

• Paul Davies : Seriously? That rude detective of yours already brought this person up. These are obviously false accusations.

  Olivia Benson : Well, this victim was assaulted Friday night, and she IDed you.

  Paul Davies : She's clearly looking for a payday.

  Olivia Benson : Oh, so you do know her.

  Counselor Lisa Turner : Hold up. He didn't say that.

  Paul Davies : Look, it's a freakshow down there. I gawk. You know, maybe I noticed her.

  Counselor Lisa Turner : Mr. Davies was playing hockey. He parked in the area. His car was stolen.

  Dominick Carisi : So when we do find your car, you're telling us that Lakira's DNA is not gonna be all over it?

• Olivia Benson : So, you find, uh, your DV perp?

  Odafin Tutuola : No known address. He and Joelle just separated. TARU's tracking his phone, and his son thinks he lives in a truck.

  Olivia Benson : Is she willing to cooperate?

  Odafin Tutuola : You know how that goes. She's backing up, but we can't.

• Nicole Cooper : Honey, the nurse said you were all done. We're taking you home.

  Matt Cooper : Did you pick up the driver yet?

  Olivia Benson : Actually, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, um, if I could just get a few more moments with Chloe, I'd so appreciate it.

• Dominick Carisi : Great, that's one down.

  Olivia Benson : Well, yes and no. So, our victim, Joelle, won't let us test her rape kit. Now, we have the son's 911 audio. CSU is working the apartment.

  Dominick Carisi : Okay, we can do this without her. At least on the assault, I'd rather not, but please tell me the next case is a ground ball.

  Olivia Benson : Uh, not exactly.