Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Redemption (2001)
Christopher Meloni: Detective Elliot Stabler
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Quotes
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Elliot Stabler : All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Fin Tutuola : [about Detective Hawkins] Who the hell is that?
Elliot Stabler : Wyatt Earp.
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Donald Cragen : Detective Hawkins has a lot of experience with Berry. He's been temporarily reassigned here.
Elliot Stabler : Oh, so, now I need a babysitter?
Donald Cragen : This is no reflection on you.
Elliot Stabler : This isn't right, Captain.
Donald Cragen : It's how it is.
Elliot Stabler : Yeah.
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Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : I took 18 years from an innocent man. God knows how many women died because of it. You can't make something like that right.
Elliot Stabler : Okay, so, what are you gonna do? Quit? You wanna drink yourself to death? I can't stop you, but what are you gonna tell the parents of those girls? You made a promise to them. If you're the man that I think you are, you'll keep it.
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Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : [about Olivia] Your partner always so friendly?
Elliot Stabler : Well, she just doesn't like you.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Wait 'til she gets to know me.
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Elliot Stabler : [on the scene of a particularly brutal rape/homicide, quietly] And I thought my day couldn't get any worse.
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Elliot Stabler : Sometimes finesse goes a long way.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Finesse is for fairies.
Elliot Stabler : Look, I don't care how many strings you pulled to get here, but you're working my case. My case. So, from now on, we do it my way, you got that?
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Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : [to Stabler] You wanna talk about that bug up your ass or just let it fester?
Elliot Stabler : I just don't like grandstanders.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : I thought you were gonna say grandfathers. That was a tough one to lose.
Elliot Stabler : That jury sent him home to rape that kid all over again.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : You make your case?
Elliot Stabler : I had him nailed.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Then you did your job.
Elliot Stabler : Well, that's not good enough anymore.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Well, it has to be because that's all there is.
Elliot Stabler : I told that little girl everything was gonna be okay.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : And I told the parents of Roger's victims he'd rot in prison.
Elliot Stabler : Well, at least you put him away for 18.
Elliot Stabler : Yeah, well, at least you gave that little girl a few days' peace. We never win this war, Elliot.
Elliot Stabler : Just so tired of losing.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Then what're you gonna do? Huh? Quit?
Elliot Stabler : I don't know.
Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : All that's required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.