Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Confrontation (2006)

Diane Neal: ADA Casey Novak

Quotes 

• Casey Novak : [to Dani after she assaulted Luke Dixon]  Beating up a suspect that was wanted for questioning was Bush league, Detective.

  Detective Dani Beck : He brandished a weapon. I had no choice.

  Casey Novak : He's claiming self-defense. He says that you never identified yourself and that he never saw a badge.

  Detective Dani Beck : He's a criminal. That's what they do.

  Casey Novak : Unless they're justified.

  Detective Dani Beck : What's your problem?

  Casey Novak : It's you. Your jacket has more than a few excessive force complaints and if IAB finds there's any merit to Dixon's story, you're a liability I just won't tolerate.

• Casey Novak : [to Gina Maylor]  This is your last chance. You can either let your rapist walk or you can step up and confront him.

  Gina Maylor : That means a trial telling the whole world every disgusting thing he made me do. How much of me does he get to take.

  Casey Novak : Nothing. A trial means you get to take your life back.

• Judge Taten : [after Novak has Megan Carlisle arrested for refusing to identify her rapist]  It's a little unorthodox to charge a rape victim, Ms. Novak.

  Casey Novak : Not if she hinders a criminal investigation, your honor.

  Lorna Scarry : Accusing the victim of protecting a rapist is an offensive fabrication.

  Casey Novak : It's not the rapist she's protecting. Megan Carlisle is so desperate to have a child, she'd say anything even if it meant perjury.

  Lorna Scarry : The People insist my client was raped more than once. Next thing you know, she'll say the victim was asking for it.

  Judge Taten : What's the bottom line?

  Casey Novak : Compel amniocentesis to establish paternity.

  Judge Taten : On what grounds?

  Casey Novak : Ovulation and rape dates taken from the suspect's calendar. Now, why would he record a second attack if it didn't happen?

  Lorna Scarry : A lying rapist is hardly a stretch, Your Honor.

  Casey Novak : We also have an obstetrics expert who will testify that the baby was likely fathered by the rapist.

  Lorna Scarry : My client took the day-after pill following the rape. And given her difficulty in conceiving, a needle to the uterus could jeopardize her pregnancy.

  Judge Taten : The People have the right to gather evidence, but under the circumstances, you're gonna have to wait till after the baby's born.

  Casey Novak : Well, the defense won't wait. They're guaranteed a speedy trial.

  Judge Taten : I'm sorry. The health and welfare of mother and child take precedence.