Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Sick (2004)
Dann Florek: Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen
Quotes
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Donald Cragen : Billy's pretty childlike himself. Look at this lifestyle. He lives in a magical toyland, playing with kids.
Dr. George Huang : It's the Peter Pan Syndrome to the extreme.
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Donald Cragen : Mr. Ostilow, your son needs help.
Jeremy Ostilow : He's a boy. Boys break their sister's dolls.
Donald Cragen : He mutilated 23 of them, all in the genital area. He's emotionally disturbed.
Jeremy Ostilow : You're a psychiatrist, are you?
Donald Cragen : No. No, sir, I'm not. That's why I would like you to sign this.
[hands him a piece of paper]
Jeremy Ostilow : What is it?
Donald Cragen : It's a parental consent form to commit JJ for psychiatric observation.
Jeremy Ostilow : I won't have him branded crazy.
Donald Cragen : You'd prefer a criminal record?
Jeremy Ostilow : For what?
Donald Cragen : Posting terroristic threats is a felony.
Jeremy Ostilow : I am so sick of people co-opting 9\11 for their own agenda. Where do you want to send him, Guantanamo Bay?
Donald Cragen : I'd prefer Bellevue's Adolescent Ward.
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Elliot Stabler : JJ's got all the classic signs of being molested.
Donald Cragen : Question is, by whom?
Detective John Munch : Well, we canvassed his school, he's not in any extracurricular activities, so I doubt it was a teacher.
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : No older friends anyone knows about.
Detective John Munch : No friends at all.
Donald Cragen : That leaves the parents.
Elliot Stabler : Dad was running interference all through the interview.
Donald Cragen : Well, it's gonna be hard for JJ to talk about abuse if his abuser is sitting right there.
Olivia Benson : I think the mother knows about it. I got the feeling that she was covering something up. Aside from her worrying about what the neighbors thought, this woman has major guilt issues.
Donald Cragen : We gotta get JJ to open up.
Elliot Stabler : We might have trouble gaining his trust. I put him through the wringer a little bit there.