Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Holden's Manifesto (2014)

Mariska Hargitay: Sergeant Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : Dr. Lee. Noah looks so much better. His color's come back. He's smiling. Thank you.

  Dr. Celia Lee : He's stabilized for now. He's breathing on his own.

  Olivia Benson : Great. When can I take him home?

  Dr. Celia Lee : We'd like to keep him a few more days.

  Olivia Benson : Why?

  Dr. Celia Lee : Noah's birth mother was a drug addict?

  Olivia Benson : Yes. He hasn't had much prenatal or infant care, but we are all caught up. He's had his vaccinations, his weight...

  Dr. Celia Lee : You brought him into your home four months ago? Before that, multiple foster care homes?

  Olivia Benson : Yes, but since then, he's been thriving.

  Dr. Celia Lee : Not to alarm you, but his lung x-rays showed old rib fractures. It's not uncommon in foster care infants. Were the homes vetted?

  Olivia Benson : Yes, but the first two in a half months of his life, he was not in a stable environment, but Child Services said that there were no signs of abuse.

  Dr. Celia Lee : How hard did they look? We need to do a more thorough workup.

  Olivia Benson : What does that mean? He's had so many needles.

  Dr. Celia Lee : No needles. Skeletal X-ray, CT scan...

  Olivia Benson : But he's developing normally.

  Dr. Celia Lee : He has lung issues. He had it rough early on. Sometimes complications from trauma develop later, physiologically and neurologically. He can't tell us what he went through. I'd like to be proactive here.

• Olivia Benson : You gave mommy a scare, didn't you, Noah? But you're my big boy. You're my little fighter, aren't you? You're so strong. You had to be, huh? You got a long life ahead of you. You got places to see, things to do and people who will love you.

• Deputy Chief William Dodds : [to Amaro and Olivia about Holden]  You two had him yesterday and you let him go?

  Olivia Benson : 'Cause at that time, nobody had I.D.'d him yet. He was smart enough to know that we couldn't compel him to come in, and there wasn't probable cause for an arrest.

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : You create probable cause. You push him around, you provoke him!

  Nick Amaro : After Eric Garner and the stop-and-frisk lawsuits, One PP's been very clear: "Don't make a scene."

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : Then why are you opening your mouth right now?

• Olivia Benson : [while on the phone]  Miss Jackson, yes. So sorry.

  Chantal Jackson : That's not what you should be sorry about. I'm in the hospital where your foster child is in a step-down unit with a babysitter.

  Olivia Benson : Yes, I know. I was there all night and Mrs. Amaro is not a sitter. She's actually a family friend.

  Chantal Jackson : And I just spoke to Noah's doctor.

  Olivia Benson : So did I.

  Chantal Jackson : She called me after finding the child's fractured ribs.

  Olivia Benson : Yes. Then you know that those injuries happened before I took custody of Noah and that they've healed now.

  Chantal Jackson : I'm not suggesting that you caused the injuries. I am troubled that you chose to go to work while your foster child remained in the hospital.

  Olivia Benson : I was called away for an emergency and I'm doing everything that I can to get back there as soon as possible, believe me.

  Chantal Jackson : I hope so. You do understand that your absence will be included in my report.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah, I do.

• Deputy Chief William Dodds : Sergeant Benson!

  Olivia Benson : Chief Dodds, I didn't realize that you were waiting.

  Deputy Chief William Dodds : If you'd been here, I wouldn't have to wait.