Law & Order (TV Series)
Damaged (1998)
Lauren Ambrose: Valerie Maxwell
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Quotes
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Valerie Maxwell : My mom's dead. She's in heaven though and she watches over us all the time. That's what Sally told me.
Dr. Emil Skoda : What else has she told you?
Valerie Maxwell : She told me that it's very important to know the names of people when you're talking to them, Dr. Skoda, and to always look people in the eye, and say thank you and please.
Dr. Emil Skoda : Sally takes good care of you.
Valerie Maxwell : I'm the oldest. I should be the one watching after Sally.
Dr. Emil Skoda : Does that bother you?
Valerie Maxwell : Dad says I'm special. That's why I'm Special Ed.
Dr. Emil Skoda : Do the other kids treat you special?
Valerie Maxwell : Nicole. She spilled ice cream on my new dress. Didn't even say "I'm sorry". She just called me a dummy.
Dr. Emil Skoda : What about Hayden, Roscoe and Randy? Did they ever call you names?
Valerie Maxwell : They're my friends. Friends don't hurt each other. It's what Gina said.
Dr. Emil Skoda : Who's Gina?
Valerie Maxwell : She's in 12th grade. Gina Bowman. She's my friend, too. She told me Hayden wanted to play.
Dr. Emil Skoda : Valerie, can you tell some reasons why a woman might want to have sex with a man?
Valerie Maxwell : Cause that's what you do when somebody loves you.
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : [to Valerie] They told you it was a game? What game did they say it was?
Valerie Maxwell : Sex
Det. Rey Curtis : And that was okay?
Valerie Maxwell : I told them I couldn't because Dad says sex is for when you're in love.
Det. Rey Curtis : Then what did they do?
Valerie Maxwell : They laughed a lot. They said they loved me.
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Judge William Wright : Now, Valerie, Hayden called you a retard and you told him you weren't. Is that right?
Valerie Maxwell : Yes, sir.
Judge William Wright : And after that, did he keep on calling you a retard?
Valerie Maxwell : No.
Judge William Wright : Did you like what the boys did to you?
Valerie Maxwell : I did what I wanted.
Defense Attorney Painter : Your honor, the defense requests you deny the state's motion to reverse your prior ruling.
Judge William Wright : Granted.
Jack McCoy : You set aside the jury's verdict because you unfairly held the state responsible for proving the boys' prior knowledge. The State has now done so and you still refuse?
Judge William Wright : Mr. McCoy, it's over! There is no case here. There never was!
Jack McCoy : How would you know? You made up your mind before you heard the first word of testimony!
Judge William Wright : You're on thin ice, Counselor! The defense request is granted! The State's motion is denied! You want to appeal? Be my guest!
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Valerie Maxwell : I walk in the hallways at school and I hear what the other kids are saying about me. They think I'm different. Well, I may not be smart, but I'm just like everybody else.
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Valerie Maxwell : I don't want to be what they call me in school! The retard who got raped.