Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

In Loco Parentis (2018)

Rachel Bay Jones: Teresa Carisi

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• Dominick Carisi Jr. : What are you telling me, Teresa? That... that my niece was raped? When?

  Teresa Carisi : December. She was drunk, woke up, boy was on top of her. It was a mess. A complete mess.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : December? Why didn't you tell me about this?

  Teresa Carisi : The university's handling it. There's a hearing right now. Mia didn't want the police involved.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Mia didn't want the police involved? She's 18 years old, Teresa. You should have called me.

  Teresa Carisi : I'm trying to trust her judgment. Be a better parent.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Be a better parent than who? Mom and Dad? Does... does Tony know about this?

  Teresa Carisi : No. It's not like we talk. We're divorced 15 years.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : He's still Mia's father, Teresa. And I'm her uncle. I'm a cop, for God's sake. Where is this hearing? Is it somewhere on campus?

  Teresa Carisi : I don't want you making things worse.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Then why'd you even call me?

  Teresa Carisi : Because I'm scared to death. They don't let parents in. Mia's alone, talking about being sexually assaulted in a room full of strangers.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : I'm here now.

• Teresa Carisi : [to Carisi]  What are you gonna do?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : What I would have done in the first place: open up a police investigation and arrest this son of a bitch.

• Teresa Carisi : [to Carisi about Mia]  You saying you don't believe her?

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : No, I do, but a jury might not.

  Teresa Carisi : This boy raped her. What am I supposed to tell Mia now?

  [Olivia enters the room; to Olivia] 

  Teresa Carisi : Thanks for nothing, Lieutenant.

  [storms off] 

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Hey, Teresa.

  [to Olivia] 

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Sorry, my sister's very Italian.

  Olivia Benson : Look, her daughter did go through a trauma...

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : But?

  Olivia Benson : I'm not sure what happened in that dorm room was assault and I'm... I don't think she's so sure, either. She... she's not gonna make a convincing witness, Carisi.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Why? Because she left out parts of her story? Victims do that all the time. The... the school found this kid responsible.

  Olivia Benson : And unless they know something that we don't, we may not have a case.