- Dr. George Huang: I'm conflicted about labeling a ten-year-old a psychopath. But...
- Captain Donald Cragen: But?
- Dr. George Huang: I've had a chill like that two times in my life... with death row serial killers.
- Dr. George Huang: [about Henry] He doesn't have any emotions, he doesn't recognize them in others, he has no empathy. We know that he's manipulative. You usually see this pathology in cases of abuse or neglect.
- Olivia Benson: So parents that love him are just not going to be enough.
- Dr. George Huang: No, they're not. He's just wired wrong. Now, there's a facility in Vermont that treats kids with these severe diagnoses. My conference ends today. I could talk to the parents about the program before I go back to Oklahoma.
- Captain Donald Cragen: And if they're against it?
- Dr. George Huang: Then I'd advise that they get a safe room.
- Dr. George Huang: Henry's never gonna grow out of this and he can't be cured, but it is to his benefit to learn that he can control his behavior.
- Tom Mesner: You mean if he slams his sister's finger in the door, he won't get to play video games? We've tried that, sir.
- Olivia Benson: Sorry to pull you away. How is your son?
- Detective Nick Amaro: Great, except for the fact that he doesn't know he is my son.
- Olivia Benson: So can you tell me what happened, Ruby?
- Ruby Mesner: I fell.
- Olivia Benson: You fell? Okay, were you alone when you fell? Can you tell me who you were with, sweetie?
- Ruby Mesner: The Monster.
- Olivia Benson: A monster? What did the monster do?
- Ruby Mesner: The Monster pushed me and then the Monster told me to shut up!
- Olivia Benson: Mr. and Mrs. Mesner, your daughter is not safe.
- Tom Mesner: We've taken precautions. We've locked up all the sharp objects. Henry will never be left alone with Ruby again.
- Olivia Benson: And how can you be sure? Nannies need breaks. Everyone does.
- Viola Mesner: I'll be here. I've taken a leave of absence from work. I will be here to make sure Henry gets all the attention and the love he needs.
- Amanda Rollins: The D.A., I'm not sure she's gonna let this slide.
- Tom Mesner: Oh, she'll have to. I spoke to another parent who's an attorney. He said that if the DA decides to press charges, he'd sue the city for free.
- Olivia Benson: Mr. Mesner, I don't think you understand.
- Tom Mesner: Oh, I think I completely understand what you're saying.
- Viola Mesner: Tom, no, please. Detectives, we... we don't want you to have to come back. We will take care of Henry. We give you our word.
- Viola Mesner: It's past bedtime.
- Henry Mesner: But I'm not tired.
- Viola Mesner: Henry, it's late.
- Henry Mesner: I said I'm not tired.
- Viola Mesner: Lie down and I'm gonna give you kisses.
- Henry Mesner: [pulls out a knife] I said no.
- Viola Mesner: Henry, you give me that knife right now.
- [Henry hands the knife over to his mother, but then uses it to cut her hand]
- A.D.A. Pippa Cox: [about Henry Mesner] If this kid were that troubled, there should be more of a paper trail.
- Odafin Tutuola: If he lived in the projects, he'd have been in the system ten times by now.
- A.D.A. Pippa Cox: [about the Mesners] When you were there, did you see any signs of neglect or parental abuse?
- Detective Nick Amaro: No. It was a clean house, refrigerator full of organic food. Look, they're good, working parents who love their kids, but, Counselor...
- A.D.A. Pippa Cox: Then home is probably the best place for Henry.
- Olivia Benson: Okay, so let me just get this straight. So you're saying because the home is neat then we should all pretend that it was an accident. Ruby said that he straight-armed her.
- [puts her arm out to demonstrate]
- A.D.A. Pippa Cox: Detective. You want me to lock up every big brother who hurts his sister? He's ten.
- Olivia Benson: Oh, my...
- A.D.A. Pippa Cox: She's five. You ask them what happened three more times, you'll get three different answers.
- Henry Mesner: I never liked Snowball.
- Amanda Rollins: What did you do, Henry?
- Henry Mesner: I tied her leash to the faucet, then I turned on the tub and held her down.
- Amanda Rollins: Where was Toby?
- Henry Mesner: He started crying and then he peed his pants, so I put him in the closet.
- Amanda Rollins: Hmm. And Snowball?
- Henry Mesner: Took longer than I thought.
- Amanda Rollins: And what about your sister? Why did you tie her to the bed?
- Henry Mesner: I wanted to see if she'd melt from the inside out, but then it got smoky and I couldn't see.
- Amanda Rollins: So you called Detective Benson.
- Henry Mesner: This is all her fault. She's the one who wanted to send me away.
- Henry Mesner: Irina made her mad face and pushed Ruby down the stairs.
- Detective Nick Amaro: And you're sure that's what you saw, Henry? Maybe it was an accident.
- Henry Mesner: No, it wasn't. Irina told Ruby to shut up and then she pushed her. Saying "shut up" is not nice.
- Henry Mesner: [to Amaro] Can I hold your gun now?
- Detective Nick Amaro: Maybe later. Not right now.
- Henry Mesner: You promised! You promised!
- Detective Nick Amaro: Hey, I said we'd talk about, right?
- Henry Mesner: That's what adults always say when they're not gonna let you do what you wanna do.