Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Counselor, It's Chinatown (2019)

Lawrence Kao: Charlie

Quotes 

• Charlie : Lily would never jump. You push her.

  Odafin Tutuola : No, not us, Charlie.

  Sergeant Joe Chin : Lily's mom.

  Odafin Tutuola : Who did this? Mamasan?

  Charlie : I don't know.

  Odafin Tutuola : Yes, you do. Lily was gonna testify against the guy who roughed her up, who raped Mei Mei. It all happened on your watch, Charlie. Now, this guy, he shows up Sunday morning for his hangover.

  Charlie : He'd never rape Lily. The other girls? I couldn't stop that.

  Sergeant Joe Chin : Why? Because he was

  [speaking Chinese] 

  Sergeant Joe Chin : ? You can stop it now, Charlie. We know his friend's connected to the building. Who is he?

  Charlie : I don't know his name.

  Odafin Tutuola : They kill your girl and you're still protectin' 'em?

  Charlie : No, no name. Old school. I text his pager, meet him once a week, give him cash.

  Odafin Tutuola : Okay, so we get you your phone and you text him.

  Charlie : Okay. Doesn't matter. Lily, did she get a funeral?

• Charlie : We all have our own jobs. I do mine. Why didn't you do yours? You barely search Sweet Joy.

  Odafin Tutuola : We swept that place room by room.

  Charlie : Mamasan...

  [speaking Chinese] 

  Charlie : Sees more than you.

  [in question, Chin repeats the Chinese phrase] 

  Charlie : Beast with nine eyes. Your problem? You look... but you don't see.

• Odafin Tutuola : Illegal gun, that's four years.

  Charlie : That's a piece of cake.

  Odafin Tutuola : So what's up, man? You wanna tell us about Sweet Joy?

  Charlie : It's a massage parlor. So what? Talk, no talk. I get locked up, sent back either way. So... no talk.