Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Blackout (2019)
Peter Gallagher: Deputy Chief William Dodds
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Quotes
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Deputy Chief Dodds : [to Olivia] I heard about the traffic stop. I'm as upset as you are. I have a phone call to the superintendent of the State Police to find out what happened.
Olivia Benson : My son, Dodds. They did this to me in front of my son. Noah was hysterical. He didn't sleep all night.
Deputy Chief Dodds : We'll get to the bottom of this.
Olivia Benson : We're already at the bottom of it. This is about your friend, Rob Miller.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Why do you think Miller is involved?
Olivia Benson : I think that Rob Miller raped Nikki Staines.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Well, I find that hard to believe.
Olivia Benson : Well, he admitted to having a sexual encounter with her. He claimed that it was consensual, and when I threatened to arrest him, the next thing I know is I'm being pulled over by State Police.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Okay, let's just slow all this down.
Olivia Benson : Slow this down? Please don't tell me that he's got something on you.
Deputy Chief Dodds : What are you talking about?
Olivia Benson : Well, that's how it works, doesn't it? Rob Miller finds your vulnerability, and then he exploits it. He puts a marker on you and owns you for life.
Deputy Chief Dodds : No one owns me, Lieutenant.
Olivia Benson : Well, then what? You introduced me to our target. You directed me to speak with him about the investigation. For all I know, you could be the one leaking details about this case.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Okay, Liv, stop. You're upset?
Olivia Benson : Understandable. Yes.
Deputy Chief Dodds : So I'm going to put aside for a moment what you just accused me of.
Olivia Benson : Well, you're not denying it. Help me understand. Tell me that I'm wrong. Miller deliberately misled me. He manipulated a judge and he intimidated our victim.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Olivia, I'm not saying you're wrong.
Olivia Benson : Then what are you saying? Hm?
Deputy Chief Dodds : That if we strike at the king and miss, it will be both our heads on the chopping block.
Olivia Benson : So let's make sure we don't miss.
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Deputy Chief Dodds : [to Olivia and Amanda] Lieutenant, Detective, am I allowed to say you both look lovely tonight?
Olivia Benson : Only if you say the same thing to Fin and Carisi.
Deputy Chief Dodds : [laughs] Oh, yeah, I'll get right on that.
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Deputy Chief Dodds : I think we may have a problem with this Nikki Staines situation.
Rob Miller : Why? I already told Lieutenant Benson the encounter was consensual.
Deputy Chief Dodds : You don't know Benson. She believes Nikki was assaulted.
Rob Miller : Then disabuse her of that belief.
Deputy Chief Dodds : Well, maybe I could if she wasn't convinced that you did this to get Nikki's phone.
Rob Miller : What?
Deputy Chief Dodds : Yeah, she's like a dog with a bone. She thinks that you were looking for info on the NYPD lawsuit and maybe the, uh... the underage sex party case.
Rob Miller : I don't even know what you're talking about.
Deputy Chief Dodds : She found out about your connection to Judge Leonard. She's not gonna let this go.
Rob Miller : What do you want me to do?
Deputy Chief Dodds : If you have the phone, maybe you toss it. Somewhere the cops can find it. A garbage can in the neighborhood. Maybe that'll get her off the scent.
Rob Miller : Can't control your own people?
Deputy Chief Dodds : Not her.
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Rob Miller : I think you need to relax, Bill. Nikki herself is saying the sex was consensual. She's not gonna testify. And the damn phone, irony is, nothing about me on it.
Deputy Chief Dodds : So you have it?
Rob Miller : What do you mean?
Deputy Chief Dodds : The phone is in your possession?
Rob Miller : I found it on the floor of my limo. She must have dropped it. She was completely blacked out. She doesn't remember anything.
Deputy Chief Dodds : What if she does? What if Benson convinces her to testify?
Rob Miller : It'll be taken care of.
Deputy Chief Dodds : How?
Rob Miller : No Nikki, no case.
Deputy Chief Dodds : What are you saying?
Rob Miller : [suddenly suspicious] What's going on here? Are you wearing a wire?
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Deputy Chief Dodds : Let me get this straight. You want me to allow a fishing expedition on the personnel records of 50 police officers?
Olivia Benson : They were all at this party. We need to eliminate them as suspects.
Deputy Chief Dodds : And create a record that'll be a treasure trove for a defense lawyer already suing our department? No.
Olivia Benson : We don't want it to look like we're circling the wagons.
Deputy Chief Dodds : I got news. We are circling the wagons. Staines is the enemy.
Olivia Benson : No, not this time. Staines is the victim here, Dodds.