Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Rescue (2010)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Donald Cragen : Olivia, you're not going anywhere.

  Olivia Benson : I'm not?

  A.D.A. Gillian Hardwicke : You have custody of our suspect's son.

  Olivia Benson : And you think that's a conflict of interest.

  A.D.A. Gillian Hardwicke : Her attorney will. A smart one might even say you rigged the game all along, exerted undue influence so you could get your hands on Calvin.

  Elliot Stabler : Vivian signed him over to her.

  Donald Cragen : A confused move by an addict being manipulated by a detective desperate to start her own family.

  Olivia Benson : Is that how you see me?

  A.D.A. Gillian Hardwicke : Only matters how a jury sees you.

  Olivia Benson : I didn't ask about a jury.

  Donald Cragen : And I'm not asking you to stand down.

• Olivia Benson : Don't do anything stupid, Vivian. Please.

  Vivian Arliss : Little late for that, don't you think?

  Olivia Benson : No. It's never too late. That's why I'm here, Vivian. To help you.

  Vivian Arliss : You know how you can help me? Leave. Please leave.

  Olivia Benson : I do that and you die.

  Vivian Arliss : The biggest help of all.

• Donald Cragen : [to Olivia]  What the hell were you doing? Could I have been any clearer about you standing down?

  Olivia Benson : I'm sorry.

  Donald Cragen : Sorry is not even In the ballpark of where you need to be.

  Elliot Stabler : What are we doing? She's the one who collared Vivian. Isn't that what we wanted?

  Donald Cragen : You think you're gonna escape a rip here? You defied a direct order just like she did.

  [to Fin and Munch] 

  Donald Cragen : And you two knew she was AWOL and you called him, not me.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : We just tried to make the play, Captain.

  Olivia Benson : This is on me. It's not on them.

  Donald Cragen : Playing the martyr is not gonna work here. Everybody's getting burned this time.

• Olivia Benson : [When Olivia learns that she is no longer Calvin's legal guardian]  Vivian, you did this. You talked to David. You're the one who's shipping him off to Vermont.

  Vivian Arliss : I'm doing it because it's the best thing for him 'cause I'm his mom.

  Elliot Stabler : [to Olivia]  It was always temporary.

• Elliot Stabler : [to Olivia]  So how long is this gonna go on?

  Olivia Benson : What, Calvin painting?

  Elliot Stabler : You playing mom.

  Olivia Benson : Come on, El. The kid's been through hell.

  Elliot Stabler : Okay.

  Olivia Benson : He's got a junkie mother, being abandoned... I'm just trying to give him some stability in his life.

• Olivia Benson : It's the same old song. Guys who sleep around are considered studs and girls who do it are considered sluts

• Elliot Stabler : [to Olivia]  Let's go talk to the Donohos.

  Olivia Benson : Well, that'll send us on a wild goose chase.

  Elliot Stabler : Or it'll give us a chance to maybe find Vivian. Is that why you're dragging your feet?

  Olivia Benson : Excuse me?

  Elliot Stabler : Look, you've had four cups of coffee, you cleaned out your inbox, that's the first time that's happened in a month, all because you don't wanna go out there and try and find the woman that murdered Burlock.

  Olivia Benson : Okay, we don't even know that she murdered Burlock and if she did, we should give her a medal.

  Elliot Stabler : I agree with you, so let's find her and pin it on her chest. Look, we can't stall on this the way you've been stalling about finding Calvin's dad.

  Olivia Benson : What?

  Elliot Stabler : I found the swab yesterday. I know that you didn't send in Calvin's DNA to the lab.

  Olivia Benson : You're snooping through my desk?

  Elliot Stabler : You left your drawer open. I went to close it. There it was. That's it.

  Olivia Benson : I thought that I sent in the swab, so if I didn't, I forgot and I made a mistake. I'll send it in now.

  Elliot Stabler : I already did.

  Olivia Benson : Good. Elliot, do me a favor. Let me take point on this.

• Olivia Benson : Vivian, I just came to see if If you're okay.

  Vivian Arliss : I'm glad you came 'cause I wanna see Calvin.

  Olivia Benson : I'm not sure that that's a great idea, Vivian. Calvin's doing really well.

  Vivian Arliss : And I'm his mother and I love him.

  Olivia Benson : More than you love Sarah? Or drugs?

  Vivian Arliss : Is that who I am?

  Olivia Benson : It doesn't have to be.

  Vivian Arliss : No, you're right. Maybe I don't love Calvin. Maybe I don't love anyone unless I can get what I need, right?

  Olivia Benson : What you need is to get help, Vivian, like I got.

  Vivian Arliss : Not everyone can be helped, Olivia. Some of us are just too damaged.