Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Scorched Earth (2011)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : [to Cragen]  What does I.A.B. want? That was a good shooting, captain. Elliot was cleared.

  Captain Donald Cragen : On that one. Now Internal Affairs wants to go over his entire jacket.

  Olivia Benson : Let 'em. There's nothing to find.

  Captain Donald Cragen : Liv, If it was his first good shooting, okay, maybe even his second, but it's his sixth. The whole squad is on notice.

  Olivia Benson : So what, so he's the sacrificial lamb? You're just gonna give him up?

  Captain Donald Cragen : You know me better than that. He's like a son to me. I've been pushing as hard as I can. I just don't know how it's gonna shake out.

  Olivia Benson : What does that mean?

  Captain Donald Cragen : That means if Elliot wants to keep his job, he's gonna have to submit to a psych eval, anger management, a lot of hoops.

  Olivia Benson : And he'll tell them to go to hell.

• Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : Elliot's probably afraid to talk to you, Liv. Doesn't want you to try to talk him out of it.

  Olivia Benson : Out of what? He's not gonna quit.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : He shot a teenage girl. He may not ever wanna put his gun on again.

• Olivia Benson : [to Miriam]  Why did you lie to me?

  Miriam Deng : Because I am not a prostitute. I was gang-raped. They still have my husband's blood on them when they attack me. I beg them to kill me after, but they said no. They wanted something sweet to come back to. I went to the police. They call me a whore. They say I broke Sharia law and they will stone me to death in front of my children.

  Olivia Benson : Is there anyone who can confirm this story?

  Miriam Deng : This is not a story. It is why I come here, but you will believe what you will believe.

• Olivia Benson : [about Miriam]  She brought it on herself. She lied repeatedly.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : She did whatever she had to do to get asylum.

  Olivia Benson : Maybe. Her testimony about the gang rape... you know, it's one thing to be consistent, it's another to quote verbatim.

  Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola : Everybody's ripping into her. What's up with you? You telling me you don't think he's good for it?

• Alexandra Cabot : The maid from Buenos Aires just moved to an exclusive gated community in Cordoba and won't return our calls.

  Olivia Benson : For what it's worth, Miriam says that she's telling the truth now, that she was a victim of Sharia law.

  Michael Cutter : Doesn't matter.

  Alexandra Cabot : What do you mean?

  Michael Cutter : I don't see a win here.

  Alexandra Cabot : I do. When the jury hears her story, they are gonna come back guilty on all counts.

  Olivia Benson : She's heartbreaking, but it doesn't mean that she's telling the truth.

  Alexandra Cabot : Olivia.