Sonny quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sonny

Justice delayed does not have to mean justice denied.

Ellis

So... you're new here.

Sonny

Hey, anybody heard from Sarge? She's late.

Fin

She's dealin' with a lot right now.

Benson

[enters] Oh, good. You're all here. So, I just met with Barba. The judge threw out Johnny D's motion, so it looks like we'll be goin' to trial in a few days.

Well, you're not gonna testify, are you?

Benson

I have to. I was the first one on scene.

Sonny

Yeah. If Barba doesn't call you, the defense definitely will. They're gonna try and cast shade on you.

Fin

Still say we should've shot him.

[exasperatedly] Okay, Fin.

A young man like yourself, working at SVU... it has to be depressing.

Sonny

You work in a morgue.

I find peace in that. I bring closure to people.

Sonny

Yeah, when you're not killing them.

Well, death, in its way, is the ultimate closure.

Is that a confession?

Sonny

Is she conscious?

In and out. And she's not a she.

Transgender?

Boy dressed as a girl? That makes him... her a special victim, right?

Sonny

Yeah. Good call.

I was taking pictures on the bridge, when they surrounded me.

Sonny

Avery, can you describe them?

Black. My age. They were giving me the look.

Sonny

What look is that?

Benson

What were they saying?

Tranny. He-she, my personal fave. I told them to leave me alone. One grabbed my skirt, another my camera. I was pushed, and I tripped on my heels.

Benson

Avery, can you remember anything else about the boys? Anything they said or they did?

It was all a blur of shoving. People laughing, taking video.

This isn't the first time. And the local precinct never follows up.

Benson

We will. We take this very seriously. I give you my word, Mr. Parker.

Benson

[about Gary] He lawyer up yet?

Fin

Not yet, but we don't need his statement.

Sonny

We know it's him. We got the DNA, Lily's blood, fibers from the moving blankets, ratchet straps in the van...

Yeah, but we don't know why.

Fin

There's never a good answer to that question.

Sonny

Lisa Hassler. Wow. Her old man is a legend.

Yeah. She's still trying to impress him. He's been dead for 11 years.

Look, thank you so much for meeting me for lunch. I have been going stir crazy on maternity leave.

Sonny

How's being a mom?

You were right. It's... it's the greatest thing ever.

[about Doug] I'm not even sure that putting this guy on the stand is a great idea.

Sonny

What, you got a better one?

He's worse than all the others, and that's no easy task.

Benson

Barba...

Benson

At least they admitted that they were there.

Sonny

Okay, look, we're here now. He was there that night. He's the only person close enough to see their faces, to see what they did to her.

And the jury believes him because...?

Sonny

Because I went over his story, backwards and forwards, alright? He never varied. He had a spot-on description of each suspect. Now, maybe he's a coward, yeah. But he's credible.

So, good memory, no morality. Fantastic.

Sonny

Hey, counselor, you got a second?

Not really. I've got 15 minutes before I have to face a firing squad.

You can't imagine... [choking up] You can't imagine how many times I have knelt, and prayed to be relieved of this weakness!

Sonny

Yes, I can, and I'm sure you prayed more when the Monsignor used that weakness to blackmail you.

I knew what they were doing to those girls. I should have protected them, and now it's too late.

Sonny

No it's not. You're standing right here in front of Him.

Am I? I can't see... I'm so blind to Him. I've been blind to Him since before you were even born.

Sonny

Well, He's here now, Father, and He sees you. So you look up, and you tell Him how truly sorry you are. You ask for His forgiveness, and He will look into your heart, and He will forgive you.

Fin

Why keep all this?

Sonny

Because they're Catholics. They don't get rid of anything, they just bury it.

[about Wheeler] He thought if he was paying, he could do whatever he wanted.

Sonny

So he did things you didn't want?

Something like that.

Sonny

Was he rough?

Real rough. I mean, that was part of his thing. Hitting, slapping. The more you said no, the more he liked it.

Fin

Did you call the police?

Cops? Why?

Fin

Because he raped you!

No such thing in this line of work.

Sonny

That was rough, a husband finding out his wife's a prostitute.

Benson

Every relationship has secrets, Carisi.

Sonny

That's why I'm happy I'm single.

Sonny

[about Wilson] Maybe he really did find God in the can and worked all that dark, ugly stuff out of his system.

Benson

It's possible, but prison usually changes you for the worse, not the better, unfortunately.

Sonny

Like bein' a cop.

Benson

Who are you, and what have you done with Carisi? You really feel that way?

Sonny

Talk to me in 20 years.

Benson

I will, and you'll realize that the job doesn't change you. It makes you more of who you are.