Bill Irwin credited as playing...
Dr. Peter Lindstrom
- Olivia Benson: [while in her therapy session] Guys says stuff like that to me all the time and I just I went off on him? I'm a New York City cop. I can't go around beating people up.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: Remember what we talked about last session?
- Olivia Benson: Yes, how I was upset that Lewis got the drop on me, how I should've reached for my gun, but this is different. This wasn't Lewis.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: No, I hear you beating yourself up: first for under-reacting to Lewis, now for overreacting to this guy.
- Olivia Benson: I can't get anything right. I'm all over the place.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: All over the place. If a crime victim said that to detective Olivia Benson, less than three months after an assault, what would you say to her?
- Olivia Benson: I'd say that survivors can experience a wide range of reactions, from stress to fear to numbness.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: Depression, anger, flashbacks?
- Olivia Benson: All of the above.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: Have you ever known someone to take a self-defense course or to obtain a gun or resolve never to be a victim again?
- Olivia Benson: Of course.
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: So you might see this kind of overreaction to be emotionally triggered and you might tell her that over time, she'll recognize those triggers and temper her responses.
- Olivia Benson: [after having flashbacks of William Lewis] And what if she doesn't believe me?
- Dr. Peter Lindstrom: Well, then you might ask her to forgive herself and remember she's going through a process and that healing takes time.