[about a man who was convicted of rape and murder] Does he have a choice? Does anyone?
You don't hurt people, Olivia. You protect them. You're proof that we do have a choice.
Or ... or maybe I'm just lucky.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Why do we always get stuck looking for the needle in the haystack?
Takes me back to the Easter egg hunts of my youth.
You're Jewish. Your parents hid eggs?
My point exactly. All those hours of futile searching.
What exactly is a gorgon?
Are you familiar with Medusa?
Glenn's abuser is a woman.
[during Glenn's testimony, Dorothy drops her cane, shocking him]
AAlex
Your honor, I object to the blatant ongoing intimidation tactics by the defendant!
DDorothy
I didn't do anything.
GGlenn
LIAR! You beat her! You beat her the whole day.
DDorothy
I took you in when no one else wanted you!!
GGlenn
Cassie was crying, and you kept hitting her. She tried to run away, and you made Aunt Jane tie her down. She was so little. You were supposed to protect her. But you beat her with the cane all day. You killed her! You killed her!
AAlex
Who died?
Dorothy Rudd.
AAlex
Please tell me you're kidding.
Just got a call from Rikers. Massive heart attack.
Bitch didn't even suffer.
Anybody else feel cheated?
Prosecution abated by death. Sucks.
That's it. No vindication, nobody pays.
Female rage is a growth industry.
So we're saying that men are sex hounds and only women can feel violated? That's gender bias.
[about Amelia] Her secretary said she should be done by now. These day traders live pretty good; short hours, spa days. What the hell is she doing in there?
Beauty treatments take time; mud baths, silica dissapation, exfoliating facial. Time and money ... some women learn early how to waste both.
Your ex-wives made you bitter.
Not bitter, just resigned.
Any alarm bells going off on the husband?
Several. He's hiding something.
Getting off while choking isn't something you share with friends and family. People are always shocked when they get that kind of news.
Benson [to Stabler] You know, everybody in that room is on your side, but we're not mind-readers and if you're not going to say what's going on with you, that's fine, but there's not a whole hell of a lot we can do.
[about his marital troubles] It never goes away, y'know? Each case a little more horrific than the last. I go home, what am I supposed to do, talk about my day at work? "Honey, today a guy cut a baby out of his wife's stomach. Pass the gravy, please."
So you just don't talk at all? That's no solution, Elliot.
One of us has to be able to sleep at night. She thinks I'm shutting her out.
You are. That's exactly what you do. You keep this up, you're gonna ruin the best thing you've ever had.
Most species aren't naturally monogamous.
That explains my marital history.
Benson [about the victim's husband] His laundry is nicer than my entire wardrobe. Folds and labels them: Whites, colors, dry cleaning. :Stabler: Anything marked "bloody clothes"?
AAlex
[while offering a deal] Life without parole.
FFuentes
What kind of a deal is that?
AAlex
The kind that keeps you breathing.
Munch [about questioning a young boy] I'll go. I speak 10-year-old.
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