Ridiculous
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Summary: Different characters' thoughts during the episode "Ridicule."
Chapter 2: Elliot
Takes place during the trial, immediately after Peter announces that Sydney Green was coming forward.
Oh my God. What have I done.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
I've always been a judgmental guy. Dealing with rapists and child molesters and whatnot, you get to be. either that, or else you lose all feeling.
But I always tried to judge the perps. Not the victims.
But it was impossible. How can a woman rape a man? I mean, I could buy it if she used Rohypnol, or if she had sex with him when he was drunk, or passed out. I mean, I doubt most guys would se themselves as being raped, but if they did, I could see their argument. Or even if the woman - women in this case, used a gun. I don't know if I would believe they did, but I could believe that it is possible.
But the idea that women physically subdued a man? That they didn't use the threat of violence, but actual force itself?
Suddenly, though, it's the only explanation that makes any sense. I knew that there had to be foul play in Sydney Green's death, and if she was about to identify two rapists - fellow rapists, then that would explain why Adler and Chase decided to murder her. Certainly if there wasn't anything going on, there would have been no need...
And now, now I have mocked, sneered at, and tried to discredit the victim at every turn. I've made him feel like dirt. God... I'm never going to be able to apologize enough.
I suppose that after the death of Russell Ramsey because of a false accusation by Siobhan Miller... well, I suppose that I have been very wary of frivolous cases. I guess I am going to have to try to be more sensitive... it's so difficult, doing this day in and day out, not to go too far one way or the other.
Strange, isn't it, though? One would think that the guys in this unit would be more concerned than the women, that the women would resent the idea of other women being accused. Yet Munch, Fin, and I all doubted the story, and only Alex and Olivia took it seriously. Well, so did Captain Cragen, now that I think about it. I don't know. Maybe something about being an alcoholic made him more able to sympathize with pain and suffering and powerlessness.
Well, for now, let's just go to Ms. Green's apartment and see what evidence we can find. If we can put these women away, that'll be a start.