Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Mean (2004)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

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• Olivia Benson : [after Agnes is arrested for shooting a classmate]  Agnes, what happened?

  Agnes Linsky : They went to jail and it didn't even make any difference. It was never going to stop. No matter what anybody did, it was never going to stop.

• Agnes Linsky : My mom died when I was nine. When I was twelve, Emily started the rumor that my mom left us because she couldn't stand how ugly I was. Funny, right? People still believe that.

  Olivia Benson : So you've known Emily a long time.

  Agnes Linsky : When we were little, we were all friends. Well, I don't really know why it changed. In seventh grade, Emily got a fake screen name and pretended to be a boy I liked. He emailed me. The next day, I talked to him, and he didn't know what the hell I was saying. He pushed me into the mud. Emily and her friends thought it was hilarious.

  Olivia Benson : So her friends were in on it, too.

  Agnes Linsky : Brittany and the rest of them were pretty terrible, but I was Emily's special project. She used to pretend to be my friend for a week and then use it against me. I gave her my cell phone number and she started sending all these awful messages to me; how fat I was, how I should just kill myself because nobody liked me. My dad saved up to buy me that phone, and I hardly use it anymore. It's not worth it.

  Olivia Benson : Your dad seems pretty angry about this.

  Agnes Linsky : It's like I'm disappointing him. That's the worst part, you know? Oh, it sounds stupid. My brother says I should ignore it, but it just builds up. Every day, it's something else and you start to feel like you don't even want to get out of bed in the morning. I know it sounds awful, but I'm happy. I'm happy she's dead.

• Brittany O'Malley : No. They didn't do anything.

  Donald Cragen : I'm glad you're saying that, Brittany, because it's consistent with your friends' stories: that they're innocent and you killed Emily all by yourself.

  Brittany O'Malley : They're not saying that.

  Donald Cragen : You better believe they are, little girl.

  Lionel Granger : Okay, I think that wraps it up for today...

  Brittany O'Malley : No. What are they saying?

  Donald Cragen : That you killed Emily because she stole your boyfriend. Oh, and that you're nuts.

  Sarah O'Malley : They're clearly lying.

  Brittany O'Malley : [stands up]  Shut up! You're not helping.

  Olivia Benson : Brittany, sit down.

  Brittany O'Malley : No! Where are they? I want them to say this to my face!

  [crosses the room to the two-way window and starts to pound it with her fists] 

  Brittany O'Malley : Huh? BITCHES! SAY IT TO MY FACE!

• Olivia Benson : [to Brittany]  Why do you think Troy Linsky attacked you?

  Brittany O'Malley : Because he's psycho. His whole family is crazy.

  Olivia Benson : Did you see Agnes today?

  Brittany O'Malley : She's kind of hard to miss.

  Olivia Benson : Did you talk to her?

  Brittany O'Malley : Why would I?

  Olivia Benson : You know what, Brittany, I'm starting to wonder why it is you girls do any of the things that you do. Did you take this picture of Agnes and send it around to your friends?

  [shows Brittany the photo of Agnes] 

  Olivia Benson : Keep in mind that we can trace it back to the sender, in case you're thinking about lying to me again. Look at it.

  Brittany O'Malley : [getting tearful]  I'm sorry I did it.

  Olivia Benson : Why would you do that, Brittany?

  Brittany O'Malley : To get back at Agnes.

  Olivia Benson : To get back at her for what?

  Brittany O'Malley : Everybody knows that you spoke to her today. Because she did it, didn't she? She did it. She killed Emily. She killed my best friend!

• Dr. George Huang : Boys tend to get into conflicts with acquaintances or strangers. Girls typically attack within tightly-knit friendships.

  Olivia Benson : Well, that's definitely been my experience. The people that made me feel the worst were always my best friends.

• Dr. George Huang : Boys are socialized to express their anger. Girls are socialized to be nice, and It's not nice to start a fight.

  Elliot Stabler : Feelings got to come out sometime.

  Dr. George Huang : Often as rumor-spreading, ostracizing or secret-telling.

  Olivia Benson : In other words, don't tell your friend you're mad at her. Just get everybody else to hate her.