- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Detective Terry Bruno: [to Travis Butler] Why were you even involved in this? You were out on bail. What, are you collecting violations for fun?
- 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?
- Detective Terry Bruno: If this city walked into a shrink's office, it'd be diagnosed borderline. Unstable personal relationships, distorted sense of self, strong emotional reactions.
- Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola: Bruno, you missed your calling in life.
- Natalie Ross: I made a mistake. There are so many people in prison who don't deserve to be there.
- Mason Carter: How sure are you that Jay Watson isn't just another one of them?
- Natalie Ross: The only thing I am sure about, Mr. Carter, is that your client raped me!