Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Victims (2001)

Dann Florek: Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen

Quotes 

• Elliot Stabler : Thomas Marchek kidnapped Corrine Branson, tortured her at knifepoint and left her for dead.

  Donald Cragen : I read the file.

  Elliot Stabler : I was ready to cap that dirtbag myself. Now you expect me to work his homicide?

  Donald Cragen : One Police Plaza does. They asked me to take it, I said yes.

  Elliot Stabler : To polish your political apple?

• Elliot Stabler : I don't want this case.

  Donald Cragen : I'm through explaining myself to you. You caught it, you make it.

• Donald Cragen : Elliot? How far you gonna push this?

  Elliot Stabler : Captain?

  Donald Cragen : No, since I assigned this case you have questioned my orders and disrespected my command. Now, I've cut you some slack because of our relationship, but this well is running pretty dry. Are we clear?

  Elliot Stabler : Yes, sir.

  Donald Cragen : I get enough crap from the politicians. I don't need any from my own detectives. I need a break, Elliot. Find me one.

• Donald Cragen : Now the remaining two parolees on the list, Trent Wills and James Campbell are to get round-the-clock protection.

  Elliot Stabler : Captain, what are we supposed to do about the honest, hard-working people who actually need us?

• Elliot Stabler : [about Winfield]  So we pad our win column at the expense of a good cop because he made a judgment call?

  Donald Cragen : If he killed those men, I don't give a damn how many commendations he had. He's a murderer and we're going to nail his ass. Now do you have a problem with that?