Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Learning Curve (2012)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : [while reading a text message]  Oh, my God. Joanne just tried to kill herself.

  Alexandra Cabot : What?

  Olivia Benson : Two hours ago, she filled her pockets with stones and walked into Prospect Park Lake.

  John Munch : Who is she, Virginia Woolf?

• Olivia Benson : [after Fin discovers that Ken's fiance has been brutally assaulted and wants to help out in the investigation]  Fin, the captain called from his conference. He doesn't want you anywhere near this.

  Odafin Tutuola : He's in DC. How's he gonna know?

  John Munch : You can't. You're personally involved.

  Odafin Tutuola : Damn right. That's my son.

  Olivia Benson : Exactly. So go be with him.

• Olivia Benson : [about Rick Simms]  Give the pedophile a severance, send him on his way and the school's record remains spotless.

  Detective Nick Amaro : But Liv, the story Luca told us is different from the one he told the teachers and they don't even agree on who touched what when.

  Olivia Benson : We both know that something happened to Luca.

  Detective Nick Amaro : Maybe, but before they prosecute Simms, we need to be absolutely sure what.

• Olivia Benson : [to Amaro about him interrogating Luca]  You went at him pretty hard.

  Detective Nick Amaro : Yeah, you went pretty easy. You do know he's lying?

  Olivia Benson : I do. I'm just not sure why.