Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)

Child Witness (1984)

Natalie Gregory: Carrie Mitchell

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• Jeremy Mitchell : Carrie, honey, are you gonna tell the officer what you told daddy. It's all right. The officer won't get mad at you.

  Mary Beth Lacey : [to Carrie]  Hey. Hey, didn't we make a deal this morning? You could tell anything to our friend. Come on, it's okay.

  Carrie Mitchell : I made it up.

  Christine Cagney : What? I'm sorry.

  Jeremy Mitchell : Oh, she imagined it. I guess it's a phase she's going through.

  [a tear runs down Carrie's cheek] 

  Jeremy Mitchell : I'm just sorry the school didn't call me first before bringing you two into it. I could have saved you a lot of time and I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you.

  [Carrie buries her face in her arm] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : Oh, hey, Carrie. What are you crying for?

  Jeremy Mitchell : [picks up Carrie]  It's okay, baby. It's okay. We can go home now.

  Christine Cagney : Mr. Mitchell, please wait.

  Jeremy Mitchell : I'm gonna take Carrie home. This has been very hard on her. She has a school vacation coming up in about 10 days and I have made arrangements with her grandparents to take her for a few weeks.

  Christine Cagney : Mr. Mitchell, you realize we've already filed a 61 and notified the Sex Crime Squad, so this investigation will probably continue.

  Jeremy Mitchell : No, it won't. You can kill it!

  Mary Beth Lacey : We'll have to talk about that with our supervisor, sir.

  Jeremy Mitchell : You can do that. It's just fine. Tell him it's been a mistake and it's all over now.

  Christine Cagney : It's not that easy now.

  Jeremy Mitchell : You do it or I do it!

• Mary Beth Lacey : Carrie! Hey! How ya doing! We were looking all over for ya. To tell you the truth, I was worried about ya.

  [Carrie slowly approaches them] 

  Carrie Mitchell : I'm not supposed to talk to people I don't know.

  Mary Beth Lacey : That's a good rule, Carrie, but you know us. Right? Come on and talk to us a minute, would ya? Last time I saw you, you were crying. Are you okay?

  [Carrie nods her head] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : Well, that's the important part. Looking forward to going to your grandparents, huh?

  [Carrie nods her head] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : Have some fun. Carrie, I told my partner that you're a straight one. Could I... could I check something out with ya?

  [Carrie nods her head] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : Remember yesterday when we were talking in the nurse's office. Right? And you told me about your babysitter. Remember? And do you remember when you came with your father to the squad room? Right? Did you make up that story about the babysitter? Did ya?

  [Carrie shakes her head] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : [to Chris]  What did I tell ya?

  [to Carrie] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : Straight out.

• Mary Beth Lacey : Mr. Mitchell, would you please wait?

  Jeremy Mitchell : There's nothing more to say. We're going home.

  Mary Beth Lacey : No, I think it's a mistake, sir. I think it's bad if you stop in the middle.

  Jeremy Mitchell : I don't care what you think, Detective.

  Mary Beth Lacey : You're her father. Why don't you let her help to get rid of him. Don't let her carry it around like some secret for the rest of her life. She needs to talk about it.

  Jeremy Mitchell : She doesn't have to talk to the Grand Jury! She talks to me or she talks to a therapist.

  Mary Beth Lacey : No, sir. It's not the same thing. This way maybe she helps another little child. This way what she says makes a difference.

  Jeremy Mitchell : Carrie, sweetheart, do you want to go into that courtroom or not? It's up to you. Whatever you decide, it's okay.

  Carrie Mitchell : I'm scared.

  Mary Beth Lacey : Oh, geez. To tell you the truth, I get scared every time I go to court. I'll bet your father does too, but I'll tell you something that helps me not be scared, Carrie. I imagine I've got a friend sitting right in front of me and I look right into her eyes and I talk to my friend. And I forget about the people in the room and I talk to my friend. You can try that, maybe.

  Carrie Mitchell : I can't imagine a friend.

  Rhonda Gallegos : [running up]  Mr. Mitchell! Detective Lacey, here, can assist the Grand Jury. The foreman has agreed.

  Mary Beth Lacey : Carrie, do you understand what she's saying?

  [Carrie shakes her head] 

  Mary Beth Lacey : You don't have to imagine a friend because you can talk to me in there. Can you talk to me?

  Carrie Mitchell : Yes.