Olivia Benson quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Kathy

It's like the old days. The two of you together, always so in sync. You really didn't talk for ten years?

Benson

I didn't even know he was back on the job.

Kathy

That's what Elliot told me. I didn't believe him.

Stabler

Liv, I'm sorry.

Benson

Elliot, we don't have to do this. [pause] Okay. You wanna do this now? Are you sorry for leaving, or are you sorry for walking... For not giving me the courtesy of telling me?

Stabler

Both. I think I thought if I talked to you about...

Benson

Walking away? Because that's what you did, Elliot. I had to find out from Cragen.

Stabler

Olivia...

Benson

Elliot, you were the most... the single most important person in my life, and you just disappeared.

Stabler

I know. I was afraid, if I heard your voice, I wouldn't be able to leave.

Sonny

How's your friend Stabler doing?

Benson

I've talked to him a few times, but... you know.

Sonny

He's had a rough road.

Benson

Yeah. I'm worried for him.

Sonny

I don't know if it's the healthiest thing for him to investigate his own wife's murder.

Benson

Do you wanna tell him that?

Benson

[about Lonnie] What's his prior?

He's on parole for the sex assault of a teenage girl.

Fin

He claims it was a Romeo and Juliet story.

Isn't that possible?

Sonny

You'd be amazed how many statutory rapists use Shakespeare as a character witness.

Benson

Eduardo's buddies confessed?

Fin

Louie blames Eduardo and Juan, says he was just along for the ride.

That's funny, Juan blames Eduardo and Louie.

Fin

Three dimed mice.

Benson

Look, off the record, we both want the same thing.

How do you figure?

Benson

We both want the department to own up to their mistakes and make changes moving forward.

You want that?

Benson

I do, very much. And I get what your lawyers are going for with the show trial, but the fact of the matter is that there is no amount of publicity that will move the dial at 1PP.

You gonna tell what will?

Benson

You have allies in the department. [Jayvon scoffs] Deputy inspectors, IAB investigators, who feel very frustrated that they can't rid the ranks of bad cops.

Here it comes. You're gonna tell me that it's just "a few bad apples".

Benson

No. What I will tell you is that IAB knows who the macho gladiators are. And if their investigators are deposed, and they are forced to tell the truth, then yes, we can get rid of the worst cops.

Maybe we're all dead. Maybe that's what all this Zooming and Facetime is. Maybe it's where we go in the afterlife. We can't see anyone, we can't hug them, but they're all there... But no one is here. Everyone has left.

Benson

I'm here. And I'm not leaving.

Dr. Warner

[after examining the victim] Aside from the sky-high blood alcohol level, he took, or was given, Oxycodone, fentanyl, and MDMA.

Benson

Those are fairly common street drugs. Any recent OD's with the same cocktail?

Dr. Warner

No, but where there's one... You might wanna check area hospitals.

Fin

There were women there. Any DNA?

Dr. Warner

Nope. He went, he didn't come.

Benson

Elliot, did you hear anything we said to you the other night?

Stabler

I don't want to talk about the other night.

Benson

You have to take care of yourself. I am begging you. Slow this down. Go home. Eat something. Get some rest. Do it for yourself. Do it for your children.

Stabler

Okay. I hear you. [pause] We good?

Benson

I hope so.

Benson

Henry's 13-year-old sister is alive. She was staying with a friend out in Oyster Bay.

Now we have to tell a 13-year-old that her whole family has been murdered.

How experienced is your detective?

Benson

Very.

We got a whole team coming up.

Benson

It's going to be very hard for you to sneak up on someone in a house of mirrors.

[about Andy] You think he was sexually assaulted by his wife?

Benson

Well, it would certainly explain why he's afraid to talk, and why she's doing damage control.

Well, what can we do about it?

Benson

As of right now, not a damn thing.

Benson

You had serious injuries, and she's the one who gave them to you.

It doesn't matter, I know she loves me. She's not going to do it again.

Benson

I can't tell you how many times I've sat here and heard those exact words. And these situations, Andy, unfortunately, things don't get better.

Fin

I know you're worried about what people will think, but this isn't just about fighting for yourself.

I don't want Charlie to know.

Benson

Kids know more than you think. Is this how you want the rest of your life to go? Waiting for her to hurt you again? To take your son away? Andy, that's where this is going.

What do you want me to do? She said if this ever goes to trial, the jury is going to take one look at me, one look at her, nobody's ever going to believe me.

Benson

We believe you. And juries are smart. They figure things out.

Andy, maybe we can work things out. I'd like to try. I didn't realize that I was hurting you, and now I'm worried about hurting Charlie.

Benson

Andy, you don't have to listen to her.

I know. But there's something I need to say. [to Diana] I won't keep Charlie from seeing you.

Good. Then we'll both be in his life.

And we will. But we won't be in each other's.

I also got a call from my dad. He's retired but he's still in touch with some guys on the job. The Old Guard wants to take me out.

Benson

What does that mean?

Dirty me up, force me off the job.

Benson

Oh Chief, I'm sorry.

It's all right. No matter what happens, I'm not going to go quietly.