Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Part 33 (2019)

Amy Rutberg: Annabeth Pearl

Quotes 

• Peter Stone : [to Annabeth]  Did your husband ever hit you, Mrs. Pearl? Did Tommy ever hit you?

  Annabeth Pearl : No.

  Peter Stone : Did he ever rape you?

  Annabeth Pearl : We had sex lots of times when I didn't want to.

  Peter Stone : Did you tell him that?

  Annabeth Pearl : No. I was too scared.

  Peter Stone : So in six years of marriage, you never once said "I'm not in the mood," "I have a headache" or "I... I just don't want to."

  Annabeth Pearl : No.

  Peter Stone : I'm sorry, Mrs. Pearl, but that's not rape.

  Stella Russell : Objection!

  Judge : You know better, Mr. Stone.

  Annabeth Pearl : That man was raping me from the moment I said "I do"!

• Stella Russell : How did the gun make you feel, Annabeth?

  Annabeth Pearl : Weak. Scared. It was always where I could see it. It was like a lion showing its teeth to a zebra. "I'm the king. You're less than."

  Stella Russell : You are not less than.

  Annabeth Pearl : That's a joke. My heart pounds when I shop for food. Will Tommy like this, or will he dump it on the floor for me to clean up? My hand, it shakes when I answer the phone. It'll be Tommy telling me his friend saw me flirting with someone at the cleaner's. I used to take business classes at Hunter College. Tommy told me to quit. Said I was too stupid. It was a waste of money.

  Stella Russell : Did you ever tell your family about how he was treating you? How about a friend?

  Annabeth Pearl : I used to have friends. Lots of them. Tommy said they weren't good enough for us. Now all we have are his friends.