Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Chameleon (2002)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

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• Olivia Benson : [interrogating a victim who has killed her seven rapists]  Sit down in the chair, Maggie.

  Maggie Peterson : Where's Elliot?

  Olivia Benson : Just us girls now. Sit! That act of yours was a whole lot of fun to watch, but you should know that it's not gonna work with me.

  Maggie Peterson : What act?

  Olivia Benson : You can pretend to be a victim, you can pretend to be a whore, you can pretend to be whatever it is you want to be. It's a joke. Maggie, you're done.

  Maggie Peterson : Where's my son?

  Olivia Benson : No, see, that's not gonna work either.

  Maggie Peterson : I do not believe that you are talking to me this way. I was raped more times than I can remember.

  Olivia Benson : Right, and your mom died and your dad beat you.

  [Maggie nods] 

  Olivia Benson : Your mom's alive. No dad on the birth certificate. You never knew him, did you? Was your mom a pro, too?

  Maggie Peterson : Where's my son? I need to see him.

  Olivia Benson : Your son? You're never gonna see that kid again. You murdered seven men for a hotel room and a manicure.

  Maggie Peterson : They raped me!

  Olivia Benson : You want the whole world to think that you're a victim? Well, Maggie, you're getting your wish, because the state's gonna kill you.

  [Maggie lunges at Olivia] 

• Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly : Where the hell did she get this kid?

  Olivia Benson : She kills to get what she wants, right? She wanted to be a mother.

• Lisa Perez : [to Olivia]  My friends get raped all the time. Who's investigating that?

  Olivia Benson : Nobody, if your friends don't report the crime.

  Lisa Perez : We get punished because we don't act like society's version of a woman. We're at risk and nobody cares.

  Olivia Benson : You're at risk because you put yourself at risk.

  Lisa Perez : So do you, Detective.

  Olivia Benson : Yes, to help people like you.

• Elliot Stabler : [after Maggie commits suicide in prison]  Her last act and this is when she decides to be selfless?

  Olivia Benson : Look at her. Every hair in place, perfect make-up. She gets to go out like a beauty queen, and everybody thinks she's sacrificing herself. It's a performance.

  Elliot Stabler : Performance of her life.