Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Abuse (2001)
Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson
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Quotes
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Detective John Munch : Three more calls.
Detective Elliot Stabler : From Maureen?
Detective John Munch : Not yours.
[to Olivia]
Detective John Munch : Yours.
Detective Olivia Benson : Ashley? Is she okay?
Detective John Munch : No. She saw the latest N*SYNC video and was devastated, as was I.
[beat]
Detective John Munch : She just called to chat.
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Detective Olivia Benson : [to Dr. Olivet about Ashley] She calls all the time.
Dr. Elizabeth Olivet : What happens when you have to hang up?
Detective Olivia Benson : At first, she begs to talk, just for a few more minutes and then when I have to go, she just... she sounds so depressed.
Dr. Elizabeth Olivet : When you first met, how much time did you spend together?
Detective Olivia Benson : Just a few minutes.
Dr. Elizabeth Olivet : It sounds like reactive attachment disorder. It is very common in orphans who are abandoned during their crucial bonding cycle. They meet complete strangers and they form instant relationships.
Detective Olivia Benson : So it's not just my sparkling wit?
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Detective Olivia Benson : [about Ashley] Anyone gets close to helping her, Ricki buys a wall to block them off.
Detective Elliot Stabler : And I think we've definitely hit ours.
Detective Olivia Benson : There's gotta be something that we can do.
Detective Elliot Stabler : What? They don't abuse her, they don't criminally neglect her.
Detective Olivia Benson : They don't love her.
Detective Elliot Stabler : What? How many unloved kids you think there are in this city? It's not an SVU case anymore. You just gotta let it go.
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Donald Cragen : [to Elliot and Olivia] You had no business going back to that house.
Detective Elliot Stabler : We were in the neighborhood.
Detective Olivia Benson : I dragged him there.
Donald Cragen : You have no grounds for an investigation.
Detective Olivia Benson : Captain, they're covering something up.
Donald Cragen : They're celebrities. People pick through their garbage tape, their cell phone conversations, sell their intimate secrets. Covering up is second nature to these people.
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Detective Olivia Benson : Ricki, your daughter needs help.
Ricki Austin : Get away before I call the police.
Detective Olivia Benson : Miss Austin, I am the police.
Ricki Austin : Then it's damn lucky I have my own security!
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Detective Olivia Benson : [about Ashley] Alex, you can't imagine how needy this little girl is.
Alexandra Cabot : Needy? Olivia, we do sex crimes and child abuse. I'm sorry, but there's not much we can do for the emotionally short-changed.
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Detective Elliot Stabler : [to Olivia] It's been about a month now, hasn't it?
Detective Olivia Benson : Since what?
Detective Elliot Stabler : Your mom.
Detective Olivia Benson : Where did that come from?
Detective Elliot Stabler : Olivia, it's me. I know the issues you had with her.
Detective Olivia Benson : No. No connection.
Detective Elliot Stabler : Successful woman, rarely home. When she was home, she was drunk. You were lonely and neglected and you never had a chance to resolve the thing before she died.
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Detective Olivia Benson : I want you to know, my only concern was for Ashley.
Ricki Austin : You get near her again, I'll have your badge.
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Detective Olivia Benson : [after Ashley ends up in the hospital] Ashley, you would let me know if there was anything that I could do to stop these accidents, wouldn't you?
Ashley Austin Black : You can't help accidents.
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Donald Cragen : Benson, you're on desk duty.
Detective Olivia Benson : Captain, I can explain.
Donald Cragen : You can't follow my orders on the street, you try keeping my files straight.
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Donald Cragen : [to Olivia] Are you trying to get fired? Because that's the only option I have left.
Detective Olivia Benson : Would I put myself on the line if I didn't know what was in store for this little girl?
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Ashley Austin Black : [to Olivia] Can we go home to your house now?
Detective Olivia Benson : Sweetie, we're not going to my house.
Ashley Austin Black : What? But you came and got me. You don't want me to live with you?
Detective Olivia Benson : It's not that, Ashley. It's just that my house isn't set up for kids.
Ashley Austin Black : That's okay.
Detective Olivia Benson : And even if it was I'm hardly ever there. You know, my work, it just It takes up all my time. You understand that, Ashley, don't you?
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Detective Olivia Benson : [to Dr. Warner] Did you finish with the celebrity's kid?
Dr. Melinda Warner : He's in the fridge. The parents' "people" have been raising holy hell to have him released.