David Thornton credited as playing...
Lionel Granger
- Lionel Granger: [during his opening statement] Ms. Novak's arguments make sense to me, and I hope to you. Murder is murder, no matter who commits it, but, ladies and gentlemen, we don't know who killed Mr. Gorman. Sure, the DA indicted my client, but an indictment isn't evidence. Juliet Barclay may have had a motive to kill Horace Gorman, but motive isn't evidence. And if it was, Juliet Barclay is only one of any number of women with the same motive. There's one woman with more than just a motive to kill Horace Gorman. She also had the means and the opportunity. A woman who knew exactly where Horace Gorman was hiding and went there alone to take her revenge. A woman with a desperate desire to see Mr. Gorman pay for his sins and atone for her own. That woman is Detective Olivia Benson.
- Casey Novak: Objection, Your Honor!
- Lionel Granger: [to Novak] Ready to talk plea?
- Casey Novak: Not on your life.
- Lionel Granger: You don't have anything.
- Casey Novak: I have the spontaneous admission in the apartment. Juliet said, and I quote, "I did it." What more do I need?
- Lionel Granger: [to Olivia] Explain why, after finding the body, you didn't radio your partner?
- Detective Olivia Benson: I was about to when he arrived.
- Lionel Granger: Really? The desk clerk said there was a ten-minute interval between your arrival and that of your colleagues, and no one else went to the room.
- Detective Olivia Benson: The desk clerk was too busy playing cards to notice who arrived.
- Lionel Granger: Answer the question, Detective Benson. Why didn't you call when you found the body?
- Detective Olivia Benson: 'Cause I was stunned.
- Lionel Granger: Murder can have that effect on people. Well, you know that. You've murdered twice before, haven't you?
- Detective Olivia Benson: I shot two suspects who were armed and about to commit murder.
- Lionel Granger: Two killings and no charges. I guess the third time's the charm.