Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Must Be Held Accountable (2020)

Demore Barnes: Deputy Chief Christian Garland

Quotes 

• Judge Ellery : That girl was 17.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : What about the others, Your Honor? And we will find the others, trust me.

  Judge Ellery : None of them were underage.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : I'm not sure your wife will see that as redemptive.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : We know that you and Getz's lawyer were at the same fraternity at Yale. We also know that you've been going to parties at Getz's townhouse for years now.

  Judge Ellery : I've done nothing illegal.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : You should have recused yourself from the case, not put a hand on the wheel until it was assigned to you.

  Judge Ellery : Cases are assigned randomly.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : We've already spoke to the chief administrator who was on duty that day.

  Judge Ellery : I will not be bullied, intimidated.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : One of my detectives is being held at gunpoint by the victim's father. The victim you called a whore in court.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : So, this can go a few different ways, Judge Ellery. Now, you don't help us, and that detective dies, what happens to your relationship with the NYPD after that? Your career, your marriage. Not to mention you're gonna have blood on your hands.

  Judge Ellery : What do you want?

• Judge Ellery : What the hell is going on?

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Sorry to wake you, but it's a matter of urgency. We need a no-knock warrant.

  Judge Ellery : At this hour? What's this about?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Steve Getz.

  Judge Ellery's Wife : [entering]  Everything all right, Joe?

  Judge Ellery : Fine, dear. Go back to bed. Let's talk in the library.

• Olivia Benson : Look who turned up on Getz's camera.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : The Honorable Judge Ellery. Do we have an ID on the girl?

  Olivia Benson : Tessa Valenko. We interviewed her earlier. She's been having sex with Getz, and according to Ivy, spanking sessions with the judge.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Now, full disclosure: she's not asserting rape, and she is 17.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Anything else connect Ellery to Getz?

  Olivia Benson : Ellery and Getz's lawyer, Abrams? Fraternity brothers at Yale.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : We also have a security guard on the block who puts Ellery at Getz's parties on a regular basis.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : All circumstantial. We're talking about going after a sitting judge on the bench 30 years with an impeccable record. Hadid's on board with this?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : I didn't think it was worth bringing to her attention at this point.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Copy that. Still no leads on Rollins?

  Olivia Benson : No contact for six hours, and Bucci moved her from the initial location.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : We can't afford to wait. Let's wake up Judge Ellery. Bluff him. No texts, e-mails, nothing in the system; not until Detective Rollins is safe.

• Counselor Peter Abrams : Ellery set me up. Look at him. Schmuck.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Judge Ellery has a conscience. He's cooperating with the investigation.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : You mean you threatened to tell his wife. Judges; come on, they're all pussies. Weak link in the criminal justice chain, right? I could pick out the C-minus students destined for the black robes in my law classes.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Oh, well... let me just jump in here, then, Professor, because we have you on wire admitting to sex trafficking of minors, blackmail, and bribery.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : An overdose of Viagra couldn't get that to stand up in court.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Not to mention the treasure trove of child pornography we found in your office.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : What do you want?

• Steve Getz : Chief Garland, I am sorry about your detective. I had nothing to do...

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Spare me your faux concern. Why are we here?

  Lawyer : My client has information we believe would be of interest to the D.A. and NYPD.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Well, we already got that offer from Abrams, so save it.

  Steve Getz : What I have trumps what he has. I've always kept a little black book held in a safety deposit box. Now, there's enough there to implicate a prominent ADA, a federal prosecutor, two former Cabinet members, three governors, and a Middle Eastern prince, just for starters.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Implicates, how so?

  Steve Getz : Well, the term "black book" is just a metaphor. It's really a 2x4 metal box filled with photos, videos, all of it backed up on zip drives. Your tech department can authenticate it. Nothing's been photoshopped or digitally manipulated.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : What do you want?

  Steve Getz : Well... I can tell you this much. I'm not spending the rest of my life in prison.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : That's not your choice, Mr. Getz.

  Lawyer : Well, your D.A. would likely feel differently. What we have... it puts him on the map. I guarantee, if not your D.A., then the Southern District will want to talk deal. They already took one from you. You might want to, uh, get ahead of this one.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : I wouldn't hold your breath.

• Dominick Carisi Jr. : Mr. Abrams, you're one of the most notorious defense attorneys in New York. Now, you have to know that what we have here, that means it's over for you.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : Right, so your next line is, uh... "let us help you", right? Oh, wait, I like, uh, "Work with us here."

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Well, actually, I was thinking more like, "Deal or rot in jail."

  Counselor Peter Abrams : Nice try. I'm not gonna give up Getz. I believe in loyalty.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : You see, this is why lawyers hire lawyers, Mr. Abrams.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : I want full immunity.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : I can take that up with the D.A.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : And when you do, make sure he knows there's a lot more information I could provide; information that's a little too sensitive even to keep in my office.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Save that for round two, which doesn't happen unless you give us Getz.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Yeah, you and Getz, you must've had some kind of contingency plan, an escape hatch?

  Counselor Peter Abrams : I don't know what you're talking about.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : You don't know what I'm talkin' about? Then we're done here. Unless you call Getz right now, you tell him it's go time, there's no deal. Ever.

• Counselor Peter Abrams : [being handcuffed]  I'm surprised CNN isn't here. How you gonna make a statement, Chief, if there's no one here to broadcast it?

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : Thought we'd give you the opportunity to get ahead of the narrative. Anything you want to say?

  Counselor Peter Abrams : Right, yeah. Garland, FYI, I have a lot more friends at 1PP than you do, and for what it's worth, the sense from the old guard is you don't know your place.

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : That's why they're the old guard.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : Right. Are you gonna let me grab a robe?

  Deputy Chief Christian Garland : I don't see that.