Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Redemption (2001)

David Keith: John Hawk

Quotes 

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : [about Roger Berry]  You give me some time alone with him, and I'll have him singing a different tune by lunch.

  Donald Cragen : Nobody's talking to Roger alone. His mother reached out to Legal Aid. He's lawyered up.

  Alexandra Cabot : And with no DNA, we've got no grounds for arrest.

  Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : Well, while you all sit around with your thumb up your ass, I'll take Roger's mug out to recanvas. You remember, police work.

• Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins : I know how difficult this must be for you, Mrs. Johnston.

  Phyllis Johnston : No, you don't.