Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Season 2

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001- 2011) is a criminal drama television series, part of the popular Law & Order franchise created by Dick Wolf. The show focuses on the Major Case Squad, an elite group of detectives specializing in cases of politica… more »

Wallace:
My turn. How old were you when you first realized your mommy wasn't like all the other mommies?

[Goren slams out of his chair and stands. He walks around the table and sits down next to Wallace. He loosens his collar.]

Goren:
Seven.

Wallace:
Were you ashamed?

Goren:
And frightened. My turn. How old were you when your father first molested you? [Wallace grows quiet] It's the only explanation for your intense hatred of men. It's why you use sex - it's an exercise in self-hatred. Not that you think much of women either. YTour mother, she was - what? Too scared, too drunk, too self-absorbed to protect you?

Wallace:
[shaky] No. No. That never happened. None of those things are true.

Goren:
It is true. When I met you, you wanted me to know who you truly were; how smart, how funny, how charming you were. You wanted me to know you, Nicole Wallace, a sparkling, little girl who survived horrible abuse with her wits intact.

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