"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" The Newsroom (TV Episode 2017) - Jacob A. Ware as Mark James

Mark James : I saw you on "HNT" this morning. Heidi Sorenson, she was talking about Harold Coyle, wasn't she?

Olivia Benson : Why do you ask?

Mark James : He assaulted my wife.
Mark James : This is her, Amy. She worked in public relations at "HNT".

Amanda Rollins : Okay, can you tell us what happened?

Mark James : Harold was always making moves, being flirty. She told him she was married.

Olivia Benson : But he didn't stop.

Mark James : No. He kept pressuring her, making sexual comments. She went along with it. Then one day, she said "no" to him. And he... raped her.

Olivia Benson : She told you this?

Mark James : Yes. I said we should go to the police, file a report.

Amanda Rollins : Can I ask why you didn't?

Mark James : She told me Harold had taped her. He had made it look like they were having an affair. Then after he raped her, he said if she went to the police, he'd release the tapes. She didn't want to hurt me. After that... she went into a depression. She committed suicide six months later.

Olivia Benson : I'm so sorry.

Mark James : I want you to go after that bastard and the network. They all knew about him and nobody did a thing.

Amanda Rollins : Coyle threatened her directly?

Mark James : His producer, Turner. He said if Amy wanted to go after Coyle, it would be scorched earth. "HNT" would destroy us.

Jacob A. Ware: Mark James