Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Down Low in Hell's Kitchen (2019)

Curtis Armstrong: Robert Fischer

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : Someone is out there, preying on gay men. Gay men who are afraid to come forward, to... to file a police report.

  Odafin Tutuola : Mathis, your music means a lot to people of all types. If you were to come forward...

  Robert Fischer : If you did that, everyone would think he was gay.

  Mathis Brooks : Look, hold up, Fisch. So you think that if I made a public statement, that... that it would matter?

  Odafin Tutuola : No doubt.

  Olivia Benson : More than you can imagine.

  Robert Fischer : Come on, man.

  Mathis Brooks : Look, who cares if some people choose to think that I'm gay? This is bigger than Mathis now.

• Robert Fischer : Everybody thinks Mathis is lying. But I know that kid.

  Odafin Tutuola : Did you know he was gay?

  Robert Fischer : Oh, okay, that came as a bit of a shock. I knew his family. They're church people. I think he was just ashamed.

  Amanda Rollins : But he was brave enough to out himself and say he was the victim of a crime.

  Robert Fischer : Because of his integrity.

  Amanda Rollins : Only thing is, we don't think that a crime took place.

  Odafin Tutuola : You like Mathis, right?

  Robert Fischer : I love him like a son.

  Amanda Rollins : Well, the D.A. wants to come down on him hard. Now, do you think your client is so desperate for attention that he would stage an attack? 'Cause we can subpoena your phone, your e-mail, your business records, and if we find out you were complicit in this...

  Robert Fischer : No, no, no. I don't know. I swear to God. I thought he'd really been attacked.

• Robert Fischer : I didn't believe he was gay. But TMZ was threatening to out him.

  Amanda Rollins : So he heard about the assaults and he made a plan.

  Odafin Tutuola : So why didn't TMZ break the story anyway?

  Robert Fischer : I threw 'em some dirt on a former client. Crazy thing is, if you hadn't found the actual guy, this would've worked.

• Amanda Rollins : Mr. Fischer, there are a lot of gay bars, uh, near where Mathis was assaulted. Any chance he went into one?

  Robert Fischer : Maybe. Mathis is friends with all types. He's about all people being who they are.

  Amanda Rollins : Right.

  Robert Fischer : He's an ally.

  Amanda Rollins : But he's not gay himself?

  Robert Fischer : Mathis?

  Amanda Rollins : Mm-hmm.

  Robert Fischer : You know the women he goes out with? One week, Halsey, next week, Ariana. The kid... pardon my French, gets more ass than a toilet seat.

• Robert Fischer : [his cell phone rings]  Oh, God. Look.

  [shows Math his phone] 

  Mathis Brooks : Oh, come on, man. Not right now, Fisch.

  Robert Fischer : Then when? This is not going away.

  Mathis Brooks : Yeah, it is.

  Robert Fischer : What are you talking about?

  Mathis Brooks : Hasn't everything worked out till now?

  Aygon Brooks : Don't bring my brother down, Fisch. All you do is worry.

  Robert Fischer : That's my job.

  Aygon Brooks : That's your job, huh?

  Mathis Brooks : Yeah, go home. All right, have some wine, hug your wife. Hey, yo, Vlad, Vlad, pull over right here.

  Robert Fischer : No, Math...

  Mathis Brooks : Look, I need some air. All right, I'm just gonna walk. See you tomorrow?

  Robert Fischer : [high fives Math]  All right. I trust you.

  Mathis Brooks : Tell your wife hello.

  Robert Fischer : I will tell her hello.

  Mathis Brooks : Have that wine.

  Robert Fischer : I will.

  [Math gets out of the car] 

  Vlad : Where are you going?

  Mathis Brooks : It's all good, Vlad.