Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Exchange (2019)
Mariska Hargitay: Lieutenant Olivia Benson
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Quotes
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Emilia Barassi : He drove right by my house.
Olivia Benson : And what did you do then?
Emilia Barassi : He was polite. I thought he might have made a mistake, misheard me, so I repeated "Central Park West and 69th, Central Park West and 69th."
Olivia Benson : Okay, did... did you see his name on the... on the taxi permit?
[she shakes her head]
Olivia Benson : Did you see his face?
Emilia Barassi : He was... he was black.
Olivia Benson : Okay.
Emilia Barassi : And then... and then the doors locked shut, and I freaked out that he was gonna kill me. Why did I...
Olivia Benson : No, honey. This is not your fault. None of this is your fault.
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Amanda Rollins : Liv, I had TARU image Emilia's phone and, um, there's some videos on here that I don't think she wanted Richard to see.
[playing a video of Emilia undressing with two men]
Amanda Rollins : Should I get Emilia?
Olivia Benson : Not yet. This is a whole new case.
Amanda Rollins : Those guys are at least 40 years old.
Olivia Benson : Well, now we know why Lara didn't want us to see her phone.
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Emilia Barassi : He's already in jail in Italy. Lara testified against him.
Olivia Benson : I am so sorry for everything that you've been through. Emilia, how old were you?
Emilia Barassi : Four. Do I have to talk about this?
Olivia Benson : I... I really think that it will help.
Emilia Barassi : Help what? I'm fine. I got over it.
Olivia Benson : Sweetie, you're not fine, okay? You went to a sex party with two men that were over twice your age. It takes time...
Emilia Barassi : You think I'm a slut.
Olivia Benson : Uh, n-not at all. That's far from the truth. Okay? I think that you are punishing yourself.
Emilia Barassi : For being a slut.
Olivia Benson : I think that you are a young, innocent girl who had a bad thing happen to her.
Emilia Barassi : It happened because of me.
Olivia Benson : [trying to stop her from leaving] Emilia. Emilia, your father... is the criminal here. Not you. This is not your fault. What did your father do to you?
Emilia Barassi : It was always in the morning when Lara was at school. Mama was in town at the market. She went every Tuesday. I could hear his flip-flops snap against the wooden floor, and I knew. He carried me into his bed. The same bed where he slept... every night with Mama.
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Olivia Benson : Rollins, listen to this. It's the transcript of the trial in Italy and Lara said...
Amanda Rollins : [Benson starts speaking Italian] English, por favor.
Olivia Benson : Sorry, sorry, sorry. "I could hear his flip-flops snap against the wooden floor, and I knew. He crawled on top of me and laughed. He grunted like a pig." These are the exact same words that Emilia used to describe what happened to her.
Amanda Rollins : Lara said the same thing to me. Word for word.
Olivia Benson : They both had to be coached.
Amanda Rollins : Lara told me that it was Richard that helped her realize that she was molested. He went to Italy for the trial, too.
Olivia Benson : Oh, my god.
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Olivia Benson : So, Emilia, I need you to tell me again exactly what your father did to you.
Emilia Barassi : [standing to leave] This is dumb.
Olivia Benson : No, listen to me. Please, it is very important. I need to trust me, and after this, I promise you I'm not gonna bother you again. Please.
[they sit back down]
Olivia Benson : So, you said... you said that it happened in the morning when Lara was at school, right?
Emilia Barassi : Mama was in town at the market. She went every Tuesday. I could hear his flip-flops snap against the wooden floor, and I knew.
Olivia Benson : That's exactly what your sister said. Word for word. Do you know what I think? I think maybe you weren't... really molested by your father.
Emilia Barassi : Papa's in jail.
Olivia Benson : I know he is, and I think that that is a mistake.
Emilia Barassi : Why would I lie?
Olivia Benson : You're not lying. I know that you believe that that really happened, Emilia, but I think that you were brainwashed. You and your sister...
Emilia Barassi : You're crazy.
Olivia Benson : ...were brainwashed.
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Olivia Benson : Emilia... do you really remember being molested by your father?
[she shakes her head]
Olivia Benson : I didn't think so. Emilia, who told you that? Who put that idea in your head?
Emilia Barassi : Lara. She said he did it to her, too. I didn't believe her.
Olivia Benson : Did Richard tell you that, as well?
Emilia Barassi : I didn't believe him, but he proved it.
Olivia Benson : He proved it? How? How could he prove it?
Emilia Barassi : I don't want to talk about it.
Olivia Benson : Emilia, this is very important. How could he prove it?
Emilia Barassi : With his fingers.
Olivia Benson : Oh, sweetheart.
Emilia Barassi : He put them inside me and he said...
Olivia Benson : And what did he say?
Emilia Barassi : He said he loved me.
Olivia Benson : Emilia, that's not love, honey. He hurt you. He brainwashed you. It's called grooming.
Emilia Barassi : Why would he do that?
Olivia Benson : Because he wanted you to do what he wanted.
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Olivia Benson : Did Richard have sex with you?
Emilia Barassi : He said he loved me.
Olivia Benson : Did he take you to that party with the older men?
Emilia Barassi : He shot the video on Lara's phone. Papa's in jail.
[sobbing]
Emilia Barassi : What did I do?
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Dr. Nancy Mayer : Some bruising, genital trauma, signs of sexual assault.
Olivia Benson : Okay. Any chance she was drugged?
Dr. Nancy Mayer : No drugs in her system, but her blood alcohol was .19.
Amanda Rollins : Lucky she can walk.
Olivia Benson : Okay, was there semen in her rape kit?
Dr. Nancy Mayer : Yeah, we sent it to the lab. Hopefully we'll get a DNA hit.
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Olivia Benson : So, Emilia, I was hoping that you might be able to remember some more details about the man who attacked you.
Emilia Barassi : I'm sorry.
Olivia Benson : That's okay. Can you tell us where you were before you got into the cab?
Emilia Barassi : I was at my friend's house. Tommy Burke. But he didn't do anything.
Olivia Benson : Okay. Because if I know where the cab picked you up, then that would help us find him. How about your clothes? You have any idea what happened to them?
Emilia Barassi : I left them at Tommy's, but it's not what you were thinking. We were just playing a kind of poker where you...
Olivia Benson : Where if you lose, you lose your clothes. Gotcha. I was a teenager once.
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Lara Barassi : I must have picked it up by mistake.
Amanda Rollins : In the hospital room?
Lara Barassi : That's right.
Amanda Rollins : So when the phone rang...
Lara Barassi : Why are you talking to me like I'm a criminal?
Olivia Benson : Well, Lara, I saw you check the caller ID.
Lara Barassi : So?
Olivia Benson : So, we know that Tommy Burke called your sister Emilia this morning.
Lara Barassi : So?
Olivia Benson : I bet if you check your call log, we'll all see that he made that call while we were all in that hospital room.
Lara Barassi : What does that have to do with me?
Amanda Rollins : Unless you're friends with a 15 year old high school kid, you knew that phone was your sister's.
Lara Barassi : So you think that I had something to do with Emilia getting raped?
Olivia Benson : What I'm wondering is why you're being less than honest with us.
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Olivia Benson : I saw the video on your phone.
Emilia Barassi : I don't know what you're talking about.
Olivia Benson : Are you sure? 'Cause I can talk to Mary or Richard about it.
Emilia Barassi : No! He'd kill me.
Olivia Benson : Okay, then why don't you tell me? Okay? Just you and me. And I need you tell me everything.
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Emilia Barassi : A man...
Olivia Benson : What man?
Emilia Barassi : I met him online. He said his name was Bob, but I don't know. It was when I first got here. And Richard and Mary are great, but...
Olivia Benson : But?
Emilia Barassi : I was just lonely, I guess.
Olivia Benson : Emilia, the men in the video, they were more than... than twice your age.
Emilia Barassi : It was just once.
Olivia Benson : Okay. Do you remember where you were?
[she's reluctant to say]
Olivia Benson : Honey, what they did to you is against the law. It's illegal.
Emilia Barassi : They didn't force me.
Olivia Benson : It doesn't matter. Did they give you anything? Alcohol, drinks? Huh?
Emilia Barassi : Yes. But I didn't even want it.
Olivia Benson : Okay.
Emilia Barassi : It was at the Harper Hotel, and I never went back. But please... if Richard finds out, he'll send me home.
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Odafin Tutuola : I got a list of all the exchange students that stayed with Richard and Mary. One of them's still here. She works as a translator at the UN.
Olivia Benson : Talk to her and call me.
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Olivia Benson : Look at these photos, okay? Just...
[showing her a picture of Emilia and her father]
Olivia Benson : Emilia, do you remember that?
Emilia Barassi : I don't want to look at him.
Olivia Benson : [showing another picture] Do you remember riding a bike with your father?
[showing another picture]
Olivia Benson : How about this one?
Emilia Barassi : That's my First Communion.
[touching her necklace]
Emilia Barassi : It's when Mama gave me this.