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Turner: The real reason Heidi is having her breakdown is she's trying to renegotiate her contract and she's heard that Marjorie Evans is being groomed to replace her.
Fin: Groomed? By who?
Turner: This is a brutal business, especially for women.
Dodds: We got a call down at 1PP from a Steve Turner. Said you're investigating Harold Coyle for assault.
Benson: It's preliminary.
Dodds: Who's the complainant?
Benson: It's very preliminary.
Dodds: So it's just as I thought. You're throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks.
Barba: I hope you're not telling us to stay away from HNT.
Dodds: Of course not. I'm just saying, be very careful.
Benson: You sound like you're scared of them.
Dodds: A powerful organization that loves to go after law enforcement and goes after its enemies on Twitter? And it has friends in the current administration -
Benson: We understand that but -
Chief Dodds: Look, if you have reason to believe that someone at HNT is guilty of assault, of course you gotta go after them. Just make sure you have a damn good reason.
Marjorie: I don't know why Heidi would say something like that.
Benson: You think any woman would go public, be willing to risk that kind of humiliation, if it wasn't true?
Marjorie: Well, I don't believe it. It's not the Harold Coyle I know.
Dodds: Okay. We'll talk to him together.
Benson: You don't think I can handle him alone?
Dodds: I do. But I want Coyle to know how seriously the NYPD is taking this.
Coyle: Any sexual assault claims are completely false and in my opinion defamatory.
Dodds: Are you threatening us?
Coyle: I'm just saying that we're in the business of finding things out. Like, who was responsible for Mike Dodds' death, and why was the investigation completed in less than 24 hours?
Dodds: Okay, we're done here. [stands] We'll keep investigating.
Coyle: So will we.
Barba: Not the ruling I was looking for.
Benson: So where does that leave us?
Barba: Two witnesses.
Benson: Heidi Sorensen and George Thanos.
Barba: Yep.
Benson: Still think you can go ahead with the case?
Barba: If I'm willing to go out on a very high and very shaky limb.
Benson: Is that a yes?
Barba: Damn right it is.
The truth isn't important. What's important is what you can get people to believe.
Coyle
Congressman: If you could just send someone to the basement where this sex crime supposedly took place...
Olivia: Would anyone believe it?
Congressman: One would hope the NYPD is still a respected institution.
Olivia: One would hope.
Congressman: You investigate alleged sex crimes. This is an alleged sex crime.
Carisi: Hey Lieutenant. Endless Truth just posted some new accusations.
Benson: Against who?
Carisi: You and Rollins. You gotta see this.
[Rollins and Benson look]
Benson: These pictures were taken yesterday.
Carisi: You notice anyone following you?
Benson: I wasn't looking.
Rollins: [reading] Detectives Benson and Rollins of SVU both have fatherless babies. Could this be what's behind the cover-up of the sex ring? A pound of flesh in exchange for their silence? What do you think?
Fin: I think this guy needs his computer shoved down his throat.
Duka: I need to protect my sources or I won't be able to continue my political and personal activities.
Attorney: Mr. Duka is hardly a journalist.
Benson: [reading] Thank you for exposing this evil. It has to be stopped.
Fin: Endless truth.com has to be stopped.
Benson: If idiots with guns are shooting up restaurants because of them, they do.
These cases are about perception, not reality.
SVU Chief Mike Cutter
