Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Assumptions (2019)

Nazneen Contractor: Nahla Nasar

Quotes 

• Nahla Nasar : Everybody in New York despises me or thinks I'm a liar. My family is gonna be in that courtroom. I could lose them, my job... I don't know if this is worth it.

  Olivia Benson : You were raped, Nahla, and you deserve justice, no matter how many mistakes you made along the way.

  Nahla Nasar : But people have lost faith in me.

  Olivia Benson : Because they don't know you. And this is your chance to tell them who you are, to tell them your truth. You can do this and I'm gonna be right behind you.

• Naomi Zeigler : Isn't it true that this whole charade is a hoax intended to raise your political profile, to gain sympathy...

  Peter Stone : Objection!

  Judge Karyn Blake : Sustained.

  Nahla Nasar : I thought I had to hide that part of my life. I was afraid...

  Naomi Zeigler : Nothing further.

  Nahla Nasar : I am here at risk of losing my family's love, my career, everything. But I am not afraid anymore.

• Olivia Benson : [to Nahla]  Okay, you told my detectives that you were set up. Why were you in the synagogue?

  Nahla Nasar : I was lured there.

  Olivia Benson : By who?

  Nahla Nasar : By a man pretending to want peace. I was lied to by a Zionist.

• Nahla Nasar : I think I see where this is going. Are you suggesting that I am lying about my sexual assault?

  Olivia Benson : Absolutely not.

  Peter Stone : You couldn't describe your attacker. Your rape kit was inconclusive.

  Nahla Nasar : This is an outrageous accusation. I'm wondering if my headscarf has something to do with it.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, let's... let's not go there, because that's just not true. Now, what would help clear this up is if you would give our techs access to your phone records.

  Nahla Nasar : I will do no such thing. I thought the days of police calling rape victims liars were over. I guess I was mistaken.

• Nahla Nasar : Please don't out me. If you do, my professional life is pretty much over.

  Odafin Tutuola : So this whole hijab Muslim thing is just for show?

  Nahla Nasar : It didn't start out that way, but then I met Tracy and everything changed. We've been together for a year.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : So this is where you go, huh?

  Nahla Nasar : The women here, I trust them. Promise me you'll do the same. If my parents were to ever find out...

  Odafin Tutuola : Your sexual orientation is none of our business.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Unless it affects your case.

  Nahla Nasar : I swear to you, it doesn't.