Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Vanity's Bonfire (2012)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Dr. Melinda Warner : You do know, even if it turns out that Kent is the biological father, there's no way I can prove he knew about the baby.

  Amanda Rollins : Oh, he knew. I mean, come on, the sexting, the burner cell. He knocked up his mistress and then dummied up a bunch of legal papers to keep her quiet. He's a sociopath.

  Olivia Benson : He told her that this would be resolved within a year and now she's trying to remind him.

  Amanda Rollins : You know, Kent did send her photos of his "king." Any way to verify?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : Not without seeing the original in a similar state. You want to ask for that subpoena?

• Olivia Benson : Captain, I gotta tell you. By the look in her eye, Dia may have a connection to this baby.

  Nick Amaro : Well, what I saw in her eye was a whole lot of crazy.

• Donald Cragen : Dia Nobile made bail. She has a healthy bank account for a freelancer.

  Olivia Benson : Well, she might have a silent partner. She's claiming that Tessa's father is Kent Webster.

  Donald Cragen : Kent Webster? He's on the short list for the Supreme Court. She's a former yoga instructor. On what planet do these two cross paths?

• Olivia Benson : Gillian, if Hannah confronted Dia, a jury will understand her emotional state.

  Jillian Webster : Would they? A jury would understand a 15-year-old being invited over there for an apology and instead being shown a homemade sex video so she could understand how truly beautiful their lovemaking was?

  Olivia Benson : But if that's how this went down...

  Jillian Webster : No, no. It didn't. People always talk about the joy. They say, "How sad it will be that you'll miss her; her first kiss, her wedding." What parents really want is to protect their child. I'm... I'm begging you, let me protect my child. It's the last thing that I'll be able to do for her.

• Olivia Benson : [to Amaro]  Gillian has made sure that Hannah gets counseling. For everything. The counselor is gonna report directly to me. Nick, I can do this on my own. If you have any doubts...

  Donald Cragen : [as he walks into the room]  So Gillian's confession. She raised that heavy crystal and repeatedly struck Dia's head?

  Olivia Benson : Mothers have been known to lift a car when their adrenaline's pumping.