Steven Weber credited as playing...
Matthew Braden
- Matthew Braden: [to Novak] It is amazing how well you handle those steps.
- Casey Novak: Excuse me?
- Matthew Braden: Yeah, on that high horse you're riding.
- Matthew Braden: [to Novak] Tell me what would you do if you had five minutes to stop a suicide bomber from killing 20 marines or 10 innocent civilians. Or one little girl?
- [shows her a photo of a young girl]
- Casey Novak: Who's this?
- Matthew Braden: Elizabeth Ross. Elizabeth was buried alive in a construction pit in Brooklyn back when I was a cop. We had a suspect. I knew in my gut the guy did it, but we went at him 48 hours, couldn't break him. I told my partner to leave. I broke the bastard's arm in three places. He confessed. When we found Elizabeth, she was dehydrated, she barely had a pulse, but she was alive.
- Casey Novak: That how you got bounced off the force?
- Matthew Braden: His confession was thrown out. The guy walked, but Elizabeth's going to law school now, wants to be a prosecutor. You're gonna tell me the ends don't justify the means?
- Detective Elliot Stabler: Sutton's no hero.
- Matthew Braden: What, Detective? You don't approve? Your whole job is predicated on coercion. You're gonna tell me you never laid a hand on a prisoner?
- Detective Elliot Stabler: I have. Nine times out of ten, it's counterproductive. I'm certainly not proud of it.