Elliot Stabler quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Kathy

Why haven't you signed the divorce papers? It's been months, Elliot. You won't talk to me. You won't talk to my lawyer. The kids are asking if we're getting back together. I've run out of things to say.

Stabler

What do you want?

Kathy

An answer.

Stabler

I don't know.

Kathy

Well, I guess that's an answer.

Stabler

Brent Allen Banks is free.

Beck

Free on bail?

Novak

Free to go and kill again free.

Munch

Don't tell me this had anything to do with my uncle's meltdown in court yesterday.

Novak

No, though that was special. We just finished the suppression hearing. The bite mark evidence was thrown out.

Beck

Well, get it back in.

Stabler

Judge already ruled on it.

Novak

And because that evidence was our case, he threw out the indictment.

Beck

How could you let that happen?

Novak

[sarcastically] I guess I suck.

Stabler

Just so you know... everybody loses it their first kid case.

Beck

I'll get used to it.

Stabler

When that happens, transfer out.

Beck

Having a baby by your rapist isn’t something you hide from your husband. That’s just twisted.

Stabler

My old partner’s a child of rape.

Beck

That was a different era. There were no abortions, no options.

Stabler

You saying it was easy for Olivia's mom?

Beck

I`m saying decisions are simple when you have no choice.

Stabler

If you make your wife give up that child, she'll resent you for it for the rest of her life.

Could you raise a rapist's child? Could you?

Stabler

[pause] Go home. Talk with your wife.

What is there to say?

Stabler

[about Beck's tattoo] Let's have a look, see if your guy is as good as you say he is.

Beck

Take my word for it.

Stabler

I'll show you mine.

Beck

It wouldn't be a fair trade.

Stabler

John. What've we got?

Munch

Van tried to take a shortcut to Brooklyn. The river got in the way.

Dani doing okay?

Stabler

Yeah.

See a future for her here in SVU?

Stabler

Sure.

Don't want your old partner back?

Stabler

Since when was that up to me?

Beck

I couldn't have stayed so calm.

Stabler

Yeah you could. You know the right thing to do.

Beck

Just because you know what's right doesn't mean you do it.

Stabler

Dani. This is not your fault.

Beck

I can't do this.

Stabler

Why?

Beck

I fix things. It's who I am. But I can't fix that little girl.

Stabler

That's not what we do.

Beck

But I wanted to. And I thought I could.

Beck

How do you keep doing this job?

Stabler

Because I have to.

Beck

Why? We don't make a difference.

Stabler

Dani, you can do this.

Beck

Are you asking me to stay?

Stabler

Dani, I can't. You've got to be here for yourself, not for me.

Beck

Yeah. [Beck looks through the window at Eden.] Bye, Elliott.

If you're gonna stake out Central Park at night, take somebody with you.

Stabler

You offering to be my partner?

I'm not your type.

Stabler

[grins] I don't know. Maybe I'd have better luck with a guy. Women keep leaving me.

Stabler

I'd give you a kidney.

Benson

Not if I gave you mine first.

Stabler

Well, for once, Catholic guilt's a good thing.

Munch

I thought we Jews had a corner on that market.

Stabler

I'm the longest relationship you've ever had with a man. You've no idea how bad things can get when a couple goes south.

Benson

And 8 years in this unit tells me that I don't need to be married to know when an abusive man is escalating.