Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Competence (2002)

Christopher Meloni: Detective Elliot Stabler

Quotes 

• Alexandra Cabot : If the court finds Katie competent to care for her child, her rapist's defense lawyer is going to argue that she was competent enough to consent to sex.

  Elliot Stabler : She doesn't even know where that baby came from.

  Alexandra Cabot : It doesn't matter. Once she's found competent, all the defense is going to focus on is that she never said no.

  Olivia Benson : So the case is lost before we've collared the rapist?

• Rebecca Tolliver : When I found out I was pregnant, I dreamed of graduation, a wedding, someone to take care of me when I got old, even grandchildren. I'm 67. I just can't handle taking care of two completely dependent children.

  Elliot Stabler : Well, the director at Katie's day center says that she has a lot of potential.

  Rebecca Tolliver : Scott Lucas thinks you can teach anybody anything. I let Katie out in the world. Look what happened.

• Elliot Stabler : [to Rebecca]  You said you wanted to find out who did this.

  Rebecca Tolliver : Without having to put Katie through this again. She's too fragile.

  Elliot Stabler : Ms. Tolliver, with all due respect, who are you trying to protect here?

  Rebecca Tolliver : If you're saying that this is about my guilt...

  Elliot Stabler : I am not saying it's your fault that Katie was raped.

  Rebecca Tolliver : Everything bad that's happened to Katie and to me, it's my fault because 22 years ago, I chose to have a child with Down syndrome rather than to have an abortion, and it destroyed my marriage. She's my whole life and I have to protect her.

  Elliot Stabler : Then make sure this doesn't happen to her again. Let us talk to her at the day center. We'll make it so she's comfortable, she's familiar with the surroundings. Our Assistant District Attorney will be there to talk to her, so Katie doesn't have to keep repeating herself over and over. Please.