Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series)

No Exit (2005)

Kathryn Erbe: Detective Alexandra 'Alex' Eames

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• Detective Robert Goren : [about a "person of interest" in an investigation]  He's just letting it all slide - even the things that matter to him. He's sinking into depression.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : [holding up a will]  Here's one thing he hasn't let slide.

• Detective Alexandra Eames : A suicide club - and Carmine didn't know he was a member.

• Leonard Timmons : Seven-day work weeks are standard. Loans to companies in trouble are deadline driven, and we have a young staff with plenty of energy, and the more they burn, the more they earn.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : Or burn out, Mr. Timmons, like Edie Elverson?

  Leonard Timmons : This isn't work for the faint-hearted. Character weaknesses bubble up to the surface pretty fast.

  Detective Robert Goren : Carmine Ruggiero, was that one of Edie's weaknesses?

  Leonard Timmons : I never heard that. Excuse me.

• Leonard Timmons : We're waiting, where is he?

  [On the phone with subordinate] 

  Leonard Timmons : Oh. There you are. Hubert will answer all your questions.

  Hubert Skoller : These files cover Edie's last two months of work. Performance review, loans in progress. And these are Carmine's.

  Detective Robert Goren : Edie's performance, how was it? Her family said that she worked long hours.

  Hubert Skoller : She got the work done, but she kept missing deadlines.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : Any way Carmine could've submarined her?

  Hubert Skoller : No, I would've caught on.

  Detective Robert Goren : Mr. Skoller, maybe you can explain this.There are eight revisions of this loan analysis that Edie prepared. Except, each draft doesn't seem all that different from the previous. There's new punctuation marks, the graph's a little bigger Were these changes your idea?

  Hubert Skoller : No. Mr. Timmons reviewed these.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : A lot of busywork for nothing.

  Hubert Skoller : That would be contrary to the company policy outlined in our human resource document that every employee has to review and sign once a year. If we find any other files, I'll make sure you get them right away.

  Detective Robert Goren : Each report that Edie wrote was revised over and over again. She was called out for minor mistakes and dragged in to work weekends. Somebody had it in for her. Well, it's a hostile work environment. Maybe that's the reason for Skoller's legal-speak. The company being sued for Edie's suicide.

• ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver : Edie Elverson's parents were preparing for a wrongful death suit two months ago. They took depositions, including Carmine Ruggiero. I convinced the Elversons' lawyer to give us a copy.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : Short deposition.

  ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver : The lawyer had scheduled two hours with Ruggiero, but she cut it short.

  Detective Robert Goren : Did Longbridge settle with the Elversons?

  ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver : The lawsuit was never filed. My impression is that the Elversons decided to drop it.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : Maybe this is why.

  [Eames is reading off a court transcript] 

  Detective Alexandra Eames : "Question. Was Ms. Elverson asked to work more hours than other employees? "Ruggiero. No. She told me she came in to work "because she hated being at home alone. "She was uncomfortable around her family. "Question. Did she explain what she meant? "Ruggiero. She was drinking a lot. "She was afraid they'd find out. "Question. Isn't it true she was asked to redo her work for no reason? "Ruggiero. No. It was her idea. "She said she was afraid Timmons "would notice she was making mistakes "because of her drinking and fire her."

  Detective Robert Goren : [Goren picks up where Eames left off]  "I came in one Saturday, I found her in the bathroom, getting sick. "She was drunk, she was crying. "She told me she tried to kill herself in college by taking pills. "She said no one knew. "

  Detective Alexandra Eames : This is how Carmine let her down. He lied in his deposition, like a good company man, and he sank the Elversons' lawsuit

  Detective Robert Goren : But if he dies an apparent suicide because he felt guilty about lying

  ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver : It might help the Elversons' lawsuit get back on track.

  Detective Alexandra Eames : I can think of one person that would make happy.