Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Harm (2007)

Steven Weber: Matthew Braden

Quotes 

• Matthew Braden : [to Novak]  It is amazing how well you handle those steps.

  Casey Novak : Excuse me?

  Matthew Braden : Yeah, on that high horse you're riding.

• Matthew Braden : [to Novak]  Tell me what would you do if you had five minutes to stop a suicide bomber from killing 20 marines or 10 innocent civilians. Or one little girl?

  [shows her a photo of a young girl] 

  Casey Novak : Who's this?

  Matthew Braden : Elizabeth Ross. Elizabeth was buried alive in a construction pit in Brooklyn back when I was a cop. We had a suspect. I knew in my gut the guy did it, but we went at him 48 hours, couldn't break him. I told my partner to leave. I broke the bastard's arm in three places. He confessed. When we found Elizabeth, she was dehydrated, she barely had a pulse, but she was alive.

  Casey Novak : That how you got bounced off the force?

  Matthew Braden : His confession was thrown out. The guy walked, but Elizabeth's going to law school now, wants to be a prosecutor. You're gonna tell me the ends don't justify the means?

• Detective Elliot Stabler : Sutton's no hero.

  Matthew Braden : What, Detective? You don't approve? Your whole job is predicated on coercion. You're gonna tell me you never laid a hand on a prisoner?

  Detective Elliot Stabler : I have. Nine times out of ten, it's counterproductive. I'm certainly not proud of it.