All language subtitles for Law & Order (1990) - S03E06 - Helpless (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 ImE)-6.eng

In the criminal
justice system,

the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups:

The police
who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Well, I'm sorry for the wait.

Oh, it's okay.

Uh, did you bring the
menstrual chart we gave you?

It's right here.

And, uh, your last period,
it ended...

Saturday.

Well, pretty sporadic, huh?
Cramps still abnormal?

Yeah, it's... it's never been
like this before.

Well, let's take a look,
shall we?

Will you lie down?

Um, come a little closer,
please.

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine.

Okay.

Eternity?

What?

Your perfume.

Am I right?

Uh-uh. Uh-huh.

I've always loved Eternity.

Smells of clean sheets.

Relax, relax.
You're tensing.

How does that feel?

Fine.

Just fine?

What do you mean?

It should feel good.

Well, it doesn't.

Ah, yes.

Please don't do that.

Yes, right there.

I said to stop it!

We're gonna have to do an endometrial
biopsy as soon as possible.

What?

It's a diagnostic procedure.

At your age cancer can
become a consideration.

Cancer?

We can't rule it out.

You can schedule it
with Miriam on your way out.

I know the difference between
being examined and being molested.

Did you confront him with it?

I mean, was he aware?

He knew exactly
what he was doing.

How do you know?

Afterwards he tried to intimidate
me by bringing up cancer.

We'd never talked
about cancer before.

It was a threat.

What did he actually do?

What do you mean?

Well, he's a doctor.

Isn't he supposed to touch you?

Um, isn't that his job?

I've been seeing
a gynecologist since I was 15.

It never made me feel dirty.

Did she run this by Sex Crimes?

Yeah, I wish to hell
she had gone to the One-Nine.

But the fact is she came to us.

You can't blame her.

Something like this happens,
you go where you have credit.

Okay.

So, we spend what?
Two, three weeks

running this thing
around the block.

Maybe we get
some DA to prosecute,

maybe he gets lucky
and we convict him.

Best-case scenario,
the guy gets six months.

Worst case, a $500 fine
and a "Don't do it again."

Any way you toss this, it's Sex
Abuse Three. It's a misdemeanor.

Yeah, but if you add up
the misdemeanors.

That's a big assumption, Phil.

How many one-time sex
offenders do we know?

I mean, if he's
gonna do this to Liz...

Oh, I doubt if he knew that
she's our in-house shrink.

I say, we at least see if
anyone else ever complained.

But by the book, fellows.

Just like any other victim.

Latest in get-rich-quick
schemes: Sue your doctor.

You know how many complaints
we get a year?

You don't wanna know.

You're wrong.
We do.

Merritt, Alex J., MD.
What do you have?

Complaints are confidential

unless, of course,
disciplinary action was taken.

Well?

Well, that's hard to say, too.

Disciplinary files are routinely
destroyed after five years.

Mr. Hauser,
we are not paid by the hour.

Was there any
disciplinary action

taken against Dr. Merritt
in the past five years?

I've had teeth pulled easier.

Gentlemen, you've hit
the mother lode.

You got something?

No. You do.

This guy's got more blue
ribbons than Betty Crocker.

Member: Ethics Committee,
State Medical Association.

Privileges at only the
best hospitals in the city.

Hospitals? Plural?

'90 to present, Mercy Hospital.

'88 to '90, Manattan General.

'83 to '87, St. Luke's,
etcetera, etcetera.

This guy can't sit still.

Big shot like that,
hospitals fight over him.

He signs a contract for five
years then he's a free agent.

He's off to the highest bidder.

Excuse me.

I hope to God these free agents

do a better job
than the ones out at Shea.

You bat 310, everybody's happy,
you play out your contract.

You go down to 220, whoa, everybody's
looking for a trade, right?

This guy said Merritt
signed five-year contracts.

So his last gig...

Manattan General.

He was there from '88 to '90.
Three years.

Could be our good doctor
was in a major slump.

Alex Merritt
is one of the best.

So why'd you let him go?

We're aware that doctors of his
caliber usually sign on for five years.

Dr. Merritt left
after three.

Was an administrative decision.

His or yours?

Dr. Merritt lives uptown.
We're downtown.

Maybe he, uh,
was unappy about the commute.

What about his patients?

Were they happy
when he got here?

Dr. Merritt has
a fine practice.

Whatever you're thinking,
you're wrong.

I tell you
what I'm thinking, Doc.

I think your esteemed
colleague screwed up.

Now you cover his rectum
and he covers yours.

We could subpoena your
records, Dr. Reitman.

Don't bother.
You want his file?

Take it.
There's nothing in it.

At the academy
we had the honor code.

If you knew somebody was
cheating, you had to turn him in

or it was your butt that
got burned. These guys put in

an extra four years of school,
everybody's looking the other way.

Everybody's nervous when they're
lookir down the barrel of a lawsuit.

Doctors may not wanna talk.
I'm not so sure about patients.

Especially the unappy ones.

A Park Avenue medicine man
like Merritt.

I figure he doesn't
do his own billing.

Would the billing service
put an asterisk

next to the names
that are molested?

Let me ask you a question.

They overcook your macaroni
in an Italian restaurant.

You ever go back there?

Let's check
the billing service.

I tell you, this guy's patient
list reads like the Forbes 400.

At $150 a pop, the good doctor
should be at the top of the list.

Here we go.
Donna Marx.

Regular visits every four
months until last July.

Nothing since.

Maybe she got cured.

Of being a woman?

Hold on.
Listen to this.

Diane Perkins.
Clockwork until last May.

Ever since the clock stopped.

When it rains... Laura Todd.

Three times a year
for three years.

Nothing since April.

Well, hey, I'm ready.
Let's go.

Okay. First stop, Marx.

She's on 21st.
Around the corner

is the best marinara
west of Naples.

So what about Dr. Merritt?

What's he done now?

Excuse me?

Alex certainly likes
to live life on the edge.

Every now and then you slip.

Just how far out on the edge,
Miss Marx?

Wouldrt go there
without a parachute.

Last May.
Uh, did he do anything to you?

We know the billing
stopped in May.

Just because
he stopped billing me

doesn't mean
he stopped treating me.

Oh, he worked pro bono, huh?

Let's call it an even swap.

But that ended six,
eight weeks ago.

If Dr. Merritt
did something to you,

there's no point
in protecting him.

I don't give a damn
about Dr. Merritt.

Look, we played doctor, all
right? It was good while it lasted.

But eventually his yang
got tired of my yin.

This started when you
were his patient?

Love in the stirrups.
Exciting for a while,

but hell, now I'm seeing
my plastic surgeon.

You only date doctors?

Why not? Something breaks,
they can fix it.

My daughter is heavily sedated.

I believe that talking to her
now would have little value.

Did she ever talk to you about
her gynecologist, Dr. Merritt?

Diane has been struggling
for years with mental illness.

She talks about
a lot of things.

At this point we don't know
what's real and what's not.

We would really like
to talk to her.

You understand she's recovering
from a suicide attempt.

I promise we won't push
your daughter, Mrs. Gaines.

Diane?

Is it hot outside?

Diane, we'd like to ask you a
few questions about Dr. Merritt.

Yes,

it's always hot in his office.

Diane, do you remember the last time
you went to Dr. Merritt's office?

I wore a blue cotton sundress

and no makeup.
He liked that.

He smiled a lot.

You bought me that dress, Mom.

It was my favorite.

Do you always change horses
in midstream?

No way he'd get near me
or my baby.

Merritt molested you?

Who the hell knows?

I was in so much pain, he
could have amputated my leg

and I wouldn't have felt it.

You ever have root canal?

It's not one of
my fondest memories.

Well, imagine it
without the gas

and on places a whole lot
more sensitive than your teeth.

He performed laser surgery
without anesthesia.

But did you report this
to anyone?

The brass at Manattan
General know me by name.

The State Medical Board tells
me everything was by the book.

Simply the doctor's choice.

I read about guys like this.
But who'd think

they'd have MDs
next to their names.

Dr. DeSade.
The guy's a sadist.

There's a reason complaints by
the public are kept confidential.

It's called CYA.

If we disclosed every
complaint by every crackpot,

no one would feel comfortable
visiting any doctor.

When you buy a car, it's caveat
emptor. But a doctor is...

Is human. Which means
sometimes he makes mistakes.

Are you saying
Merritt made mistakes?

I'm saying some patient's temperature
stays at 98.9 for two weeks,

first stop is my committee where
they file a 200-page complaint

with affidavits from everyone
from Aunt Susie to Rover's vet.

I can't be expected
to take them all seriously.

What about surgery
without anesthesia?

Yes, Miss Todd complained
about Dr. Merritt's procedure.

Yes, we took it seriously.

But no, he did not
do anything wrong.

I thought "bite the bullet"
went out a long time ago.

A lot of people
who die during surgery,

die because of the anesthetic.

My committee reviewed
Dr. Merritt's actions.

We concluded
that everything he did

was in the best interests
of this particular patient.

Oh, good. So only
the patient didn't agree.

You get the feeling
we're chasing our tails here?

The Medical Board may keep
its complaints a secret.

But the State Supreme Court
does not.

Maybe this guy was sued.

Liz. Is she all right?

She is a psychologist. If anybody's
trained to handle it, she is.

Nobody trains you
to be a victim.

Merritt. Two R's, two T's.
Alex J.

How far back should I go?

What is he, about 50?

How about 1973?

Merritt vs. Merritt.

Coincidence?

A matrimonial.

The doctor's wife.

My generation,
that was as good as it got.

I guess it wasrt that good.

Marriage. Tried it once,
didn't like it.

Maybe it's who you were
married to, Mrs. Merritt.

When we divorced Alex took
the car, the furniture.

I threw in the name for free.

I'm back to being Celia Walsh.

So how long were you married,
Miss Walsh?

Well, we met his first week
at medical school.

I was a junior.

The day after I graduated,
we married.

The day he completed
his residency, we divorced.

Six joyous years that took me
10 years of therapy to forget.

Your husband abused you?

It's odd what one endures
under the heading of love.

I guess I should be happy.
I survived.

The second Mrs. Merritt
wasrt so lucky.

What the hell is this?

That's Teresa Merritt.
The doctor's second wife.

They were only
married two years.

ME called it a suicide.

She's only 23 years old.
Overdose.

What, you think Merritt
drove her to it?

Come on, Donny.
She was sending a message.

Yeah, she's into kink.

Or maybe not.

Found her
in the doctor's office.

The hood: Uniform of choice
in your finer S & M clubs.

Well, was the hubby in town
when this happened?

Nope. In Vancouver, lecturing.

But this tells us
something about him.

Obviously he's a sadist.

My guess: The wife
didn't like it anymore.

Like it, not like it.
Where's the crime?

A doctor who likes
to hurt people...

Hey, wait... wait.
Wait a minute.

Liz never said anything
about getting hurt.

She said he touched her.
Period.

Whatever track you're on here,
I think it's the wrong one.

Hey, we're barely out the door
and already we got this.

Well, if you had any evidence
that the guy was dangerous...

Maybe we do.

Hmm.

I knew the man was creative, but
I never dreamed he was into this.

What's that, Miss Marx?

Voyeurism.

Hope to God I'm not in
any of his photo albums.

Dr. Merritt didn't take these.

These are police photos
of his dead wife.

She killed herself
in his office.

Now I see why he wouldn't
let me wear a hood.

You're into...

Don't knock it, sweetie,
until you've tried it.

So why'd you leave him?

Nothing turned Alex on
like fear.

When I was scared of him,
his rockets fired.

It was great until he said
"boo," and I didn't jump.

So he dumped you?

I may be kinky,
but I'm not crazy.

Thanks, Sandy.

He's a lifetime member
of the Marquis Club.

And I'm a member of the Elks.

Are you gonna arrest me for it?

There's a big difference,
Donny.

At your monthly meetings
nobody ends up bruised.

It's a private club.
Consenting adults.

Nobody's breaking the law.

Not when one of the adults
doesn't consent.

You show me one.
I'll arrest the guy myself.

Look, I think we can use
some of this stuff

as ammo in Liz's
molestation case.

It shows intent.

And maybe I can squeeze an
apple and get orange juice.

One has nothing
to do with the other.

In a court of law
it's called inadmissible.

The guy is dangerous. If he hasn't
crossed the line yet, he will.

And then we'll arrest him.

I'm sorry, fellows, without
more the DA can't prosecute.

And it's not a good idea
to tell Liz

about Merritt's
extracurricular activities.

Yeah. Why should she know
how lucky she is?

We talked
to everybody we could.

If there were others who were
molested, they're not talking to us.

That's not unusual.
For most women,

it's too devastating
to even think about.

And if they won't come forward
our hands are tied.

Well, I've come forward.

So what's next?

Did you talk to Stone?

The DA's office said
that getting an indictment

would be like
climbing Mount Everest.

What the hell does that mean?
This guy is not gonna stop.

As long it's just your word
against his, they will not proceed.

Call the Imaging Center,
schedule an ultrasound.

So, how are we today,
Elizabeth?

Uh, little nervous.

Oh, don't be. It'll all be
over in 30 minutes or less.

Uh, would you lie down, please?

I'm gonna give you a local.
Miriam.

Lidocaine.

Oh.

Relax.

Chances are
you won't feel a thing.

At most a little discomfort.

Okay. That'll be all.

All right, we'll just give it
a couple of seconds.

I... I can't

move.

Dr. Marcus, please report
to Recovery Unit Four.

Victim walked in
about 40 minutes ago.

Vaginal pain. Soreness.

Calm as Cayuga's waters,
but that's no indication.

She was raped?

There was penetration,
ejaculation,

no wounds,
but lots of heavy bruising.

He left finger marks
on her thighs.

When Forensics
runs the samples,

we'll know all about the party
of the second part.

I already got a name.
Dr. Alex Merritt.

Gonna make for some
interesting dinner conversation.

My wife's an OB. Merritt was the
lead examiner for her comprehensives.

You guys excuse me?

Why do I feel
like taking a shower?

Mike, we didn't tell her
to go there.

I'm gonna call the lab.

See if we can get this thing
put on the top of the list.

You okay?

I've had better days.

Run the kit, Mike.
Lock the bastard up.

Yeah, well...

You know, I gotta ask you.

What were you thinking, going
back after what he already did?

That makes a difference?

Of course it does.

Somebody had to stop him.

He drugged me. I don't know. I
think it was diazepam, I don't know.

Doesrt that remove
any question of consent?

Doesrt that make it Rape One
no matter how you cut it?

You know what's coming.

You've been there.

He'll be on the stand

claiming you asked for the drug,
that it put you in the mood.

Well, he can claim
whatever he wants.

Here. People's Exhibit One.

She taped it?
She's a Ph. D.

She should've had more sense
than to go back there.

She didn't figure
on being shot up

with a sedative
and then getting raped.

Our problem is that
the sedatives wear off.

Blood scan?

Nothing.

Let's hope
the good doctor's a talker.

Oh.

Oh, yes.

Ah, this is what you wanted.

Yeah.
You begged for it, bitch.

Be tough talking his way
out of that.

Well, I think we may be the
ones doing the fast-talking.

A crime committed
against someone

who works for
the police department.

Knee jerk defense.
Entrapment.

Yeah, but she went in
for a biopsy, for God's sake.

She wasrt there
for an examination.

She took that tape recorder.

There's no law against an ordinary
citizen gathering evidence.

She's not an ordinary citizen.

She works for us.

Only when we ask for her help.

Phil, tell me honestly,
was Liz working

on behalf
of the Police Department?

Absolutely not.

Arrest the son of a bitch.

How ironic.

Excuse us, gentlemen.

Uh, just a moment.

There's a meeting
going on here.

Please stand up, sir.
What?

Dr. Alexander Merritt,
you're under arrest

for the rape
of Elizabeth Olivet.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say may be used
against you in a court of law.

Tell Miriam to call
my lawyer, will you?

You took the words
right out of my mouth.

The victim ID'd her
assailant. Samples match.

I'd say we're in
pretty good shape.

And I'd say Judge Silver
doesn't agree.

Why else would he
grant my motion

to close the courtroom
to the press, hmm?

Obviously he doesn't want
to destroy an innocent man.

He hasn't heard evidence
to the contrary.

What evidence?
The woman asked me to...

And you drugged her.

Drugged her with what?
He gave her a local.

That doesn't prevent her
from screaming.

The victim said
it was a sedative.

Oh, please.

You take the word
of an hysterical woman

against your own
Forensics experts.

Come on, Ben.

They had a little fun
in the afternoon.

It cannot be rape
when both parties consent.

I saw the bruises. I heard the
tape. I didn't hear consent.

Mmm-hmm. And you didn't hear
something else, either.

You didn't hear
the word "No."

The woman gets naked,
she spreads her legs,

and then she turns on
a tape recorder?

Didrt I read that in last
month's Penthouse Forum?

Danielle, she suspected
something would happen.

Gee, Ben, now I know
why you're living alone.

Fact: The only woman who
would knowingly put herself

in a position to get raped
is a policewoman.

So please, go ahead, fellows,
use the tape. You will open a can

and a hell of a lot more than
worms are gonna crawl out.

I will give you a hint. It
begins with "E," it ends with "T."

And I do not
mean entertainment.

There were semen samples.

Her vaginal area was bruised.

And there were haematomas
on her calves and thighs.

Would you identify these
photographs, Dr. Helman?

Yeah. They are the photos that
our rape expert took of Dr. Olivet

shortly after she arrived
at the hospital.

Offered as evidence,
Your Honor.

Call them
People's 10, 11, and 12.

Dr. Helman, in your opinion,
what happened to Dr. Olivet?

I've been doing
this for six years.

In my opinion,
that woman was raped.

Thank you.

In your six years
of experience, Doctor,

have you ever seen a patient with
vaginal bruising who was not raped?

Yes.

And did your rape experts
scrape underneath

the fingernails
of the alleged victim?

Yes.

And did they find samples
of the defendant's skin?

No.

Well, doesn't that
typically indicate

that the alleged victim
did not resist?

It might...

In other words,
she might have consented.

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Now we'll give it
a couple of seconds.

I... I can't move.

Oh.

Oh, yes.

Ah, this is what you wanted.

Yeah.
You begged for it, bitch.

Would you describe what
we just heard on the tape.

I was on the table
in the examination room.

Dr. Merritt's nurse,
Miss Gregg,

prepared a syringe
and then left the room.

He gave me an injection.

Were you aware that drugs were
gonna be part of this examination?

He told me it was a local.

I've had minor surgery before
and that wasrt a local.

It was some kind of sedative.

Objection, Your Honor.

Sustained.

How did it make you feel?

I couldn't move.

Were you conscious?

I saw everything he did.

And what did he do?

His eyes glazed over.

I heard him unzip his pants.

I tried to scream, to
push him away. I couldn't.

He was on top of me,
then inside me.

No further questions.

Miss Olivet. Would you
tell the court, please,

exactly what you did after
you left Dr. Merritt's office?

I called the police
and went to the hospital.

You dialed 911?

No. I called
Det. Michael Logan.

But you were on 76th.

Wouldrt it have been easier
to call the 19th Precinct?

I have a personal relationship
with Det. Logan.

You have more than that, don't
you, Miss Olivet? You work with him.

I've advised on...

Oh, come on, come on.

Every other Friday
your paycheck says

New York City Police
Department. Is that not true?

Yes.

Would you tell us, please,
who is Dr. Barbara Lawrence?

Miss Olivet?

She's my doctor.

What kind of doctor?

She's a gynecologist.

I see.

And she's been treating you
for the last 12 years?

Yes.

And when was the last time
she examined you, please?

Last September.

Yet you saw Dr. Merritt once in
August and two times in September.

Do you see two dentists,
too, Miss Olivet?

Objection.

Sustained.

How about Diane Perkins?

You recognize that name?

Relevance.

Your Honor,
Diane Perkins is a patient

of both Dr. Olivet
and Dr. Merritt's.

The jury will disregard
Miss Melnick's statement

and I'll see counsel
in chambers.

I don't see how it's relevant.

It is when you guys
are out to play sting.

Your Honor,
my client was entrapped.

Explain, Miss Melnick.

Six months ago, Miss Perkins
underwent a routine pelvic.

Only, she freaked out. She claimed
that Dr. Merritt molested her.

In other words, your client
was predisposed to sex crimes.

This woman file charges?

Of course not.

She thinks the guy on the 6:00
news is making eyes at her.

This woman has deep rooted
psychological problems.

So it's no surprise that she's
a regular at Dr. Olivet's.

But the problem is, the therapist
believed the patient's fantasy.

And now Dr. Olivet is out
to destroy a mars life.

I'm sorry, Ben, but the
rantings of one disturbed woman

may be cause for suspicion, but it
in no way establishes predisposition.

You plan on putting
Miss Perkins on the stand?

She won't waive
her doctor-patient privilege.

Then no one else
will do it for her.

There'll be no further mention

of Diane Perkins
in my courtroom.

Count your blessings, Ben.

If this were admissible, we'd
all be going home right now.

What the hell is going on?

I was raped.
That's all you needed to know.

It would've helped to know
the alleged victim was lying.

I never lied to you.

The only reason you went to
Merritt is for Diane Perkins.

That has nothing to do with
me being drugged and raped.

It had a lot to do
with why you were raped.

You want to know
why I went back?

I sent Diane to Merritt.

My gynecologist
wouldn't see her,

and I bought
into his reputation.

The awards, the articles.
I was responsible.

But you did it the wrong way. If
you suspected she was molested,

you should have gone
to the police.

With what?
She refused to come forward.

I didn't know whether to believe
her. She's been delusional

and she certainly couldn't have
testified against the esteemed doctor.

She tried to kill herself, Ben.

You of all people should know
the importance of full disclosure.

You had a legal obligation.

I had an obligation
to my patient.

And in my profession,
that's all that counts.

It happens.

Especially with someone
like Dr. Merritt.

I mean, women just fall
for their gynecologists.

Was Miss Olivet
one of these women?

I guess so.

Miss Gregg,
describe for us exactly

how Miss Olivet
acted toward Dr. Merritt.

She got very personal.

And isn't getting personal
part of the examination?

No. It was different.
The way she talked.

She was definitely
interested in more

than an examination
from Dr. Merritt.

Objection.

Sustained.

No more questions.

Miss Gregg, how long have
you worked for Dr. Merritt?

Almost three years.

And what is your annual salary?

$40,000.

Are you a registered nurse?

No.

And if Dr. Merritt
were convicted

would you be making that much
money with any other doctor?

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Of course you didn't hear
the flirtations on the tape

that occurred in my office,
prior to the examination.

Was this the first time
she was friendly?

Miss Olivet's dialogue was
suggestive from the moment we met.

As a matter of fact, she
called me earlier in the day

and it wasrt about
her scheduled appointment.

I shouldn't have made love
to her. I realize that.

I regret it. But there's no
way in hell that I raped her.

Thank you, Doctor.

Doctor, your nurse,
Miss Gregg, testified

that many of your patients become
suggestive with you, is that true?

Yes.

Was Dr. Olivet the only one
you ever had sex with?

Objection. Relevance.

Offered to show defendant's
predisposition, Your Honor.

The defendant is predisposed to
have sex. He is a human being.

The issue here is whether
he had non-consensual sex.

Sustained.

Then tell me about
your second wife, Doctor.

Specifically, why she killed
herself wearing a leather hood.

Objection. Relevance.

Your Honor, the defendant tends

towards aberrant
sexual practices.

And this is offered to show his
predisposition to criminal sexual behavior.

Approach.

Whatever my client may have
done with consenting adults

is not criminal
sexual behavior.

The mars hobbies
are not relevant.

Try it again, and you're
looking at a mistrial.

The objection is sustained.

The jury will disregard
the preceding question.

Dr. Olivet testified
that after the injection

she was left immobile,
nearly unconscious.

Is that a typical reaction
to an anesthetic, Doctor?

Some people
have allergic reactions.

I gave her a local.
A small dosage of lidocaine.

It was for her own benefit.

Do you usually anaesthetize
your partners before sex, Doctor?

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Do you call all
your women bitches, Doctor?

Your Honor!

Enough, Mr. Stone.

Madam Forewoman,
have you reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

On the sole count
of the indictment,

Rape in the First Degree,
how do you find?

We find the defendant guilty.

Is this unanimous?

It is, Your Honor.

It is your job to listen
to all of the evidence,

not pick and choose
at your whim.

The evidence
clearly established

that but for the actions
of the police,

Dr. Merritt would never have formed
the requisite criminal intent.

And the State
utterly failed to demonstrate

that the defendant
was predisposed

to criminal behavior.

Your Honor...

When a respected doctor

without any prior tendency
towards criminal behavior

is induced,
and very possibly seduced,

into committing a crime,
it's an outrage.

I, for one,
will not ruin a mars life

because the police
overstepped their bounds

and a jury is too blinded
by graphic photos

and emotional testimony
to see it.

As such, I'm entering
a trial order of dismissal.

He could just disregard
the jury's verdict?

If he feels the jury
disregarded the facts presented,

yes, he can.

Yup. We should've
seen it coming.

Hon. Keith Silver wrote the book
On the Rights of the Accused.

He thinks Miranda
five pages too short.

So Merritt
just walks away scot-free?

Oh, there's got to be others.

What about that Perkins woman?

I can't imagine
what a trial would do to her.

She's still unable to tell me
exactly what happened.

What do we know
about that nurse?

I know she lied
for him on the stand.

Job's that good,
it's won'th jail time?

You think he's got
something on her?

I thought you can't retry him.

Not for what he did to you, but we
do know the doctor has a history.

Check out Nurse Gregg.

Miriam Gregg. It's no wonder she's
attracted to the medical profession.

Two drug convictions,
using and selling,

mostly prescription,
mostly Percodan.

I'm sure Dr. Merritt has
an unlimited supply of that.

So he bought her help
and protection.

She prepared the syringe.

She knows it was a sedative
not an anesthetic.

Unfortunately, the drug scan
can't confirm anything.

Well, maybe Nurse Gregg
is not up-to-date

on the latest
in forensic science.

You're accusing me of rape?

Gee, sorry, fellows, but I like
my sex the old-fashioned way.

No, I'm sorry, Miss Gregg.

You prepared the syringe
and it wasrt an anesthetic.

Makes you an accomplice.

You can't prove anything.

Science is a wonderful thing,
Miss Gregg.

FBI tells us that the new
gas chromatography tests

can prove that it was
a sedative in the syringe.

The good news is that your
Percodan supply's dried up.

Better news is that
we have enough evidence

to prosecute you for Rape One.

You mean he gets his jollies,
and I have to go to jail?

For at least 25 years.

We're not talking
about only one count.

But, wait a minute. That Perkins
woman, he did that on his own.

If I was raped
why don't I remember?

You know, I think
I'd remember being raped.

I wanted to shut it out, too.

Just act like
it was a bad dream.

It won't go away, Diane.

I think it was someone else.

I don't think
it happened to me.

I know.

I felt like
it was someone else, too.

Like I didn't exist.

I...

I had these terrible cramps.

What kind of cramps?

I don't know.

He was sweating,
and all I could think of was:

It's not hot in here.
Why is he sweating?

My feet were in the stirrups.

L... I tried to get away
but I... I couldn't.

He just left me there

with my legs up.

He didn't say anything.

He just snapped off his gloves.

He threw them away,
and he walked out.

He left me there like I
was a piece of garbage.

It wasrt your fault, Diane.

She remembers,

but putting her on the stand
would be disastrous for her.

With the nurse to corroborate,

all she has to do
is say it happened.

Merritt's lawyer
will destroy her.

She thinks she's responsible.
She thinks she seduced him.

That's ridiculous.

It's typical.

Without her testimony, Liz,
we can't prosecute.

After he raped me, he just
smiled and left the room.

After the acquittal
he had that same damn smile.

It was like he was bragging
to everyone in the room.

"I did it
and I got away with it

and there's nothing
anyone can do."

You mean,
bragging is part of this?

It's what makes
his conquest complete.

Call Cerreta and Logan,
and have Dr. Merritt arrested.

Ben, I told you...

Diane won't have to testify.

And make sure
that the local news knows

when Merritt will be arraigned.

Do you think you'll be
successful this time?

I don't go forward
unless I think I have a case.

Yeah, but is it a good case?

What's the problem?

Dr. Merritt's guilty.
Why has it been so difficult

to successfully prosecute him?

It's the same
with most rape cases.

Even more so
when doctors are involved.

The victims feel disgraced.
They feel guilty

and they're ashamed
to come forward.

There's Dr. Merritt.

Excuse me.

Doctor, will you be exonerated
of all charges?

Could we get
a statement please?

I assure you,
I've done nothing wrong.

I treat women,
I don't rape them.

Women respect me.
It's been my success.

Look, this is a vendetta by the
DA's office, pure and simple.

This case
will never get to trial.

Arrogant SOB.

He can afford it.
He's one for one.

You telling the world that we don't
have a case only feeds his ego.

We're working on it, Adam.

We'll have a case.

I hope to hell we do.

Or we'll all be dancing in front
of the disciplinary committee.

I hope this works.

A lot of people watch
the 6:00 news, Paul.

You pursue this, Ben,

I'm going to
the appellate division.

Retaliatory prosecution.

If you are lucky, my dear,
you will just get disbarred.

You do what you have to do.

You've been humiliated
in court once,

and that was with
a Ph. D. On the stand.

Can you imagine what happens with
a psychopath and a drug addict?

Please, Ben, drop the
charges against Dr. Merritt.

Consider saving
your own career.

When I was a boy
I collected baseball cards.

And there was this one kid

who convinced me to trade a
Duke Snider for a Gene Hermanski.

He said it was a good deal.

What the hell does that mean?

I learned the hard way.

For a deal to be good, there
has to be equal consideration.

And there's no way you can
cough up enough consideration

to justify a deal for him.

Why?

Fifty-four women you either
raped, molested, or abused.

In the future, sir,
stay off the evening news.

Okay, Ben, what do you want?

In a perfect world,
I'd like to see your client

locked in a room for a week
with these women.

But I'll settle for seeing him

spend the rest
of his life in jail.

I'm faking it.

Faking what?

I was halfway through a session
this morning with this woman

when I realized
I hadrt been listening.

I hadrt heard what she said.

It happens.

Doesrt happen to me.

It'll pass.

Will it?