Law & Order: Special Victims Unit quotes

Kitty

I had this doll when I was five, Penelope. She came with a bottle and a diaper. My imaginary husband was this handsome prince named Sebastian. I never thought that my baby's father would be a man who raped me.

Benson

So, Kitty, I know that it doesn't feel like it, but you're strong, and you're gonna get through this.

Kitty

Well, a judge can't make me keep it.

Benson

No, of course not.

Kitty

Good, 'cause if Dr. Hensley tries to stop me from getting an abortion...

Benson

Listen, even if he is the father, he has no right to do that.

Kitty

Good, 'cause I could never love a baby who was conceived by a monster. [pause] You don't think I should keep it?

Benson

[quietly] You know, whatever whatever you decide.

Kitty

What would you do?

Benson

If it was me... you know, I'm... I'm... um, It's hard for me to be objective. But I think that you're raw right now, and with some distance, you'll realize that that this baby is half yours. And no matter what happened to you... he or she, it's not their fault.

You okay?

Benson

Sure.

Kitty is not your mom.

Benson

Well, she might as well be. When I was 15 years old, I overheard her on the phone talking to someone. And I heard her say, "How could I love someone that was conceived by a monster?" That's exactly what what Kitty said to me.

Kitty

Josh, just do it, just tell her the truth! Just tell her!

You need help, Kitty. Let me help you...

Benson

Kitty, Kitty, don't listen to him.

Kitty

You think I need help from you? Like the way you helped me with my so-called "rape fantasy"? The way you insisted it was my fault? That my body language was an invitation?

Benson

Kitty, nobody needs to get hurt here...

Kitty

How I wanted you to take me because I didn't fight back? You know what, Josh? Maybe I should just kill you so you don't hurt anyone else.

Benson

Kitty...

Go ahead and kill him! I know you're telling the truth! I know that Josh raped you!

Kitty

Oh, God, how dare you?

No, please! Listen to me. You said those exact same words to me, remember, Josh? The first time we had sex after you raped me.

I gave both those women exactly what they wanted.

Benson

No, you conned them into believing that... that's what they wanted. And like any good con man, you've convinced yourself that your victims got what they deserved. You are done, Doctor. You're done.

Kitty

I felt the baby kick this morning. It really reminded me of what you said, you know, what happened to me is not this baby's fault.

Benson

That doesn't mean that it's not gonna be hard. You know, I've known women in your exact position who have decided to raise their daughter or their son. And some days, they don't even think about it, and other days... you know, even though your baby was conceived in an act of violence, your baby is innocent and deserves to be unconditionally loved. Promise me that if you decide to become a mother that you'll remember that.

I've been working at the school for eight years. I've never had a complaint against me. Why would I do something like this now?

One of the great mysteries of life.

Sonny

I thought you wanted to know who the father was.

I did. But judging by the looks on your faces now, I'm not so sure.

Even if Mackenzie was raped?

Look, she doesn't see it that way. And at this point she's decided she's keeping the baby.

Sonny

So, what, you're fine with what happened to your daughter?

I have to be. I loved Mac's mom, I love Mac. I'm in this for the long haul. And the last thing we need is some stranger barging in and demanding rights he doesn't deserve. Look, this what Mackenzie wants.

Mackenzie's a child. She doesn't know what she wants.

[about Howard] I love him like a wife loves a husband.

Like your mother loved him.

That's right.

What do you think she would say about your marriage?

She'd be happy that I found a good man, just like she did.

You mean the same man, don't you?

You don't know anything! Before mom died, she told me to take care of him.

I doubt this is what she meant.

My whole life, I searched for real love, and I found it. What was I supposed to do?

Benson

Waiting until she was 18 would have been a good start.

Fin

You're gonna do a lot of time, Oscar. Black time.

Please, sit.

Fin

We're good, we'll stand.

A man after my own heart. Want a deal to tank, put your ass in a chair.

Fin

You know what else is good about standing? It makes it easier to arrest your ass.

What I did with my girls wasn't dirty, detective. It was beautiful.

Fin

What about your wife?

She had her day.

Sonny

You really are a prick, you know that?

In your eyes. My girls loved me.

[about Richard] He thought it was funny - the old bitch watching the younger bitches. That's what he said. Sometimes he made me applaud his "performances". He was sick.

Look what he did to her.

I tried to help them, all the girls. I did. It's just... I was scared.

Sonny

Scared of what?

That he'd leave. What would happen to me then? What's going to happen to me now?

That man single-handedly destroyed an entire family.

Sonny

Don't forget about the other seven, scattered all over Europe.

Welcome to America, land of the free.

Fin

Home of the sick bastard.