Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Sanctuary (2017)

Peter Gallagher: Deputy Chief William Dodds

Quotes 

• Deputy Chief William Dodds : What's happening to this country? It's like all of a sudden, people feel free to say all the horrible things they're thinking out loud. No common decency. No filter.

  Rafael Barba : People have always felt this way. Now they just feel empowered. They have permission.

  Olivia Benson : Look, I get it, but can you really blame Carleen? She's angry, she's frustrated. She's married to a rapist murderer who clearly intimidated her into covering for him.

  Rafael Barba : Uh, well, she's certainly playing the role of the dutiful wife.

  Olivia Benson : You mean the dutiful abuse victim.

• Deputy Chief William Dodds : [When Chief Dodds shows up at Olivia's apartment] 

  [to Olivia] 

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : No matter what decision you make, you're good. I'm gonna make sure your backside's covered.

  Olivia Benson : I didn't know my backside needed covering.

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : Over the years, I've been in this situation a few times myself.

  Olivia Benson : And?

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : And I played it both ways. I've forgotten certain things that helped get the right result and I've remembered certain things that helped get the wrong result. God's honest truth? It feels the same, but that's me. I'm good at rationalizing things. Comes with the territory, I suppose.

  Olivia Benson : [as Dodds leaves]  What would you have told Mike?

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : Same thing I just told you.