Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Chasing Demons (2018)

Dean Winters: DA Investigator Brian Cassidy

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• Brian Cassidy : [to Stone]  I heard that Reggie confessed.

  Peter Stone : Yeah, he did.

  Brian Cassidy : I mean, can you cut this kid a deal? Don't you think he's suffered enough?

  Peter Stone : So, you total my case, you... uh... run from a murder scene, and hole up with a fellow officer, and now you're telling me how to do my job?

  Brian Cassidy : Okay, so then fire me then, all right? I deserve that. I get that, but not Reggie. Come on, man. After what West did to him? This kid's gonna be chasing demons away the rest of his life. Every relationship, every time this kid looks into a mirror, there's just there's gonna be this looming shadow there.

• Brian Cassidy : [to Rollins]  I didn't kill West.

  Amanda Rollins : But you got drunk? You went over there looking for a fight? Yeah, why else would you be hiding out here?

  Brian Cassidy : I didn't have a choice!

  Amanda Rollins : No? Oh, so now you're just gonna sit back and watch Liv destroy her own career?

  Brian Cassidy : What are you talking about?

  Amanda Rollins : Stone is at the squad room right now, ripping her a new one because he found out that we're back working West's case. So when Stone finds out that you were at West's brownstone...

  Brian Cassidy : She'll think of something.

  Amanda Rollins : Oh, Cassidy, she shouldn't have to! You you really want charges brought against her?

  Brian Cassidy : That's not gonna happen.

  Amanda Rollins : Why? Because your ass is covered, right, Brian? And the hell with everybody else? I got ya.

  Brian Cassidy : Oh, that's really rich! Really rich coming from you, Rollins. You got some skeletons in your closet, right? Who bailed you out?

  Amanda Rollins : That was different. God only knows why she trusts you.

  Brian Cassidy : Hey, you think I killed West, hmm? Go ahead. Arrest me.

  Amanda Rollins : You know I would never go against Liv, and if you ever gave a damn about her, I'd man up and turn yourself in.

• Brian Cassidy : Can't believe you actually held on to these sweats.

  Olivia Benson : I wear them to clean my toilet.

• Brian Cassidy : [to Olivia]  What, did you come here to read me the Riot Act, Liv, huh? Is that what you came to do?

  Olivia Benson : No, I'm gonna leave that job to Stone.

  Brian Cassidy : What was I supposed to do in there, huh? Was I supposed to just to sit back, huh, and then take it?

  Olivia Benson : You don't think, Brian.

  Brian Cassidy : I screwed up. I'm sorry. Next time...

  Olivia Benson : If there is a next time.

  Brian Cassidy : What are you talking about?

  Olivia Benson : What am I talking about? West might walk, that's what I'm talking about because of your epic tantrum.

  Brian Cassidy : What?

  Olivia Benson : And I don't think those families can handle another trial, Brian.

  Brian Cassidy : Then you gotta go talk to them, right? No, no, no. You gotta go do your thing, right? 'Cause you're the best. Yeah. You're the Olivia Benson!

• Brian Cassidy : You know what happens if I come in. You know that- that if I say that I went to West's house, after what I said in court, case closed.

  Olivia Benson : Okay... so let's go back to the beginning. What is the first thing you remember when you went inside that house, Brian? Did you hear anything? Did you see any piece of their clothing? Did you smell anything? Did you smell his blood?

  Brian Cassidy : You're not gonna trigger anything here. I was blitzed.

  Olivia Benson : You want my help, you're gonna do it my way. Otherwise, there's the door.

• Brian Cassidy : If anyone can prove that I didn't kill West, it's you.

  Olivia Benson : Just because I agree to hear you out does not mean that I won't turn you in.

• Dr. West's Attorney : [to Cassidy]  When you went to arrest my client, did he have a swollen face and a black eye?

  Brian Cassidy : He resisted.

  Dr. West's Attorney : So you smashed his face into a desk and you called him a monkey?

  Brian Cassidy : That's a lie!

  Dr. West's Attorney : But you do admit you violently subdued him?

  Brian Cassidy : Yeah. He was trying to get away!

  Dr. West's Attorney : Because you are a loose cannon that cannot control his animal instincts.

  Brian Cassidy : Actually, the only animal in this courtroom, Counselor, is your client, Dr. West.

  Dr. West's Attorney : So all black men are animals to you?