Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Motherly Love (2017)

Aaron Sanders: Luke Keller

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : So, Luke, I know that you want to help your mother, but you can't plead guilty.

  Luke Keller : Why? I'm the one who shot Trey.

  Olivia Benson : Because she begged for your help. You told that to me and Detective Carisi a dozen times, Luke. You were trying to save her life.

  Luke Keller : Yeah, I know, but I knew she liked Trey, and she was always real talkative when he was around.

  Olivia Benson : Did you ever see the two of them together, physically?

  Luke Keller : No.

  Olivia Benson : Okay.

  Luke Keller : What my mother said about me - you know, watching - that's a lie.

  Olivia Benson : I know that.

  Luke Keller : But I did hear her say that Trey was really handsome once, so maybe I did know, and I just didn't know that I knew.

  Olivia Benson : Luke, listen to me. What your mother did to Trey and what she did to Ethan, that's a crime. It's called statutory rape.

  Luke Keller : I was trying to save her.

  Olivia Benson : I know that. And you are a good son. And you are a very brave person.

  Luke Keller : I shot Trey. That makes me a killer.

  Olivia Benson : Look at me. You didn't intend to kill Trey. You know that. I know that. And your mother knows that. Your mother told me the hunting story. That... that you had a deer right in your sights, and you couldn't pull the trigger because you couldn't kill a living, breathing animal. That's who you are. And it's not your job to sacrifice your life for hers.