Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Ridicule (2001)

Stephanie March: ADA Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot

Quotes 

• Stan Villani : [to Cabot]  I just want you handling cross on the female defendants if they elect to testify. I don't want to look like Rick Lazio bullying Hillary.

  Alexandra Cabot : You want me to run for coffee too or am I just the female attorney by your side for the cameras?

• Alexandra Cabot : [after one of Peter Smith's rapists is found not guilty]  Peter, I'm sorry we didn't get them both.

  Peter Smith : One's better than none.

• Olivia Benson : [to Pam Adler]  You're under arrest for the murder of Sydney Green.

  Pam Adler : [to Cabot]  I'll beat this charge, too, Counselor. Just watch me.

  Alexandra Cabot : All of your courtroom knowledge won't get you out of this one.

• Alexandra Cabot : [about Peter Smith's rape allegation]  Did the uniforms follow up on the suspect's complaint?

  Olivia Benson : They asked a few questions and then they dropped it.

  Elliot Stabler : Because they didn't buy it and neither do I. And more importantly, neither will a jury.

  Alexandra Cabot : Well, if the attack took place, I'll make sure that they do.

  Elliot Stabler : First male rape victim with female perps. That adds up to a lot of attention, doesn't it, Counselor?

  Alexandra Cabot : I am not interested in that. He is the first man to come forward. The statute for Rape One was changed in January, Detective.

  Elliot Stabler : What about his inability to complete the act against his will?

  Olivia Benson : An erection is a physical response, Elliot.

  Elliot Stabler : If he was aroused, he consented.

• Judge Lena Petrovsky : [after Pam Adler is about to cross-examine Peter Smith]  I find an accused rapist cross-examining the victim repulsive. Explain yourself.

  Carolyn Maddox : Your Honor, Miss Adler is a member of the bar in good standing. She's the co-counsel of record and she's protected by the constitution to run her own defense.

  Alexandra Cabot : This is an intimidation tactic used to undermine the witness. She is asking him to relive the rape.

  Pam Adler : Objection. Alleged rape.

  Stan Villani : It's an aggressive psychological ploy.

  Judge Lena Petrovsky : That may very well be the case, Mr. Villani, but I don't have the power to bar her from cross.

  [to Pam Adler] 

  Judge Lena Petrovsky : You take one step over the line and I will hold you in contempt for the duration.

• Alexandra Cabot : [to Stabler]  Your suspicions were confirmed, Detective. We were blind-sided by a civil suit filed by our rape victim.

  Peter Smith : I'm sorry, Miss Cabot. I didn't think it mattered.

  Stan Villani : Everything matters! You jeopardized this trial.

• Carolyn Maddox : [to Cabot]  Most men do not maintain an erection through fear, Counselor.

  Alexandra Cabot : But some men do. What do you propose, a tumescence exam?

  Judge Lena Petrovsky : Save the wit for your friends, Miss Cabot.