J.K. Simmons credited as playing...
Dr. Emil Skoda
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: He's a rapist. But nobody ever died until after he hooked up with her.
- Adam Schiff: Correlation?
- Dr. Emil Skoda: He might have escalated to murder on his own.
- Adam Schiff: Might have? Who cares? Has the girl lied to you?
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Not to prove. She forgot this, didn't remember that...
- Adam Schiff: You can't prove she's lying, you have no basis to rescind her deal.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: If we don't find a basis, in three years she'll be out on the street looking for another soul mate. She's a monster.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Not necessarily. Could've been a one-shot thing.
- Adam Schiff: You ever give a straight answer? Might as well consult a phrenologist. Bottom-line it.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Bottom line it, hell. Our backs are to the wall. Help us find a way out.
- Adam Schiff: Another county heard from.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: We can't convict him without her.
- Adam Schiff: Then stick to the deal, no matter how much it turns your stomach. And mine.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: [after talking to Laura] Classic case. Predator zeroes in on a vulnerable woman, twists her around 'till she doesn't know which end's up.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: She knew him for six weeks. How vulnerable was she?
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Nothing to do with that. Given the right combination of his skill and her self-esteem problems, he could do it in six days.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Did she explain the scratches on her thigh?
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Every time I asked her about details, she got too emotional to answer.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: So we don't know any more than we did.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Whatever her level of involvement, she was abused and manipulated into participating.
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: She didn't try to stop him.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: She was afraid.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: She didn't run. She didn't call the police.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: She couldn't. Psychologically, she was in thrall to him and suspended her judgment.
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Abused or not, she was there. It's her own sister, for God's sakes. We can't let her off the hook.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Like Abbie says, her own sister. She'd have to be a monster. I saw no sign of it. Want me to talk to her again after she calms down?
- A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Peter Williams is back on the street in twelve hours.
- Dr. Emil Skoda: Sounds to me like you have no choice.