Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Disappearing Acts (2002)

Dann Florek: Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen

Quotes 

• Elliot Stabler : [after the detectives discover that Amanda Curry is not incarcerated anymore]  She's gone. Metropolitan Correctional claims they never even heard of her.

  Donald Cragen : I got a call from the US Attorney's office with assurances. As soon as we make an arrest, they will produce Amanda Curry for trial.

  Olivia Benson : How are we supposed to do that without the cooperation of our complaining witness?

• Donald Cragen : [to Stabler]  How you holding up?

  Elliot Stabler : Denied my civil liberties, treated like some skell, suspected of conspiracy to commit murder, but, you know, I think I've hit bottom.

  John Munch : IAB was here digging for dirt.

  Elliot Stabler : I think I spoke too soon.

  Olivia Benson : How bad is it?

  Alexandra Cabot : US Attorneys get a lot of leeway to make their cases. The burden of proof rests mostly on the defendants.

  Olivia Benson : But we did nothing wrong!

  Alexandra Cabot : As law enforcement officers, you were well aware of the risks and you disregarded them for your own benefit. Claudia could argue that sensitive information was passed on to the criminal element.

  Elliot Stabler : Why would we do that? What's our motive?

  Alexandra Cabot : They don't need to prove motive. In your zeal to show up federal officers, a witness and a US Marshall are dead. That's all a jury needs to hear.

  Donald Cragen : If the Feds can't make a criminal case, you'll still have to face the brass. And they could boot you.

  Elliot Stabler : I'm not just handing over my tin without a fight.

  Donald Cragen : I don't expect you to.

  Elliot Stabler : [to Benson]  We gotta find out who killed Peter Sipes to clear our name.

  Olivia Benson : Munch, what do we have on your witness Michael Kerring? Did he talk to anybody at Rikers?

  John Munch : He made some calls.

  Elliot Stabler : To who?

  Donald Cragen : One to Brighton Beach.

  [to Munch and Fin] 

  Donald Cragen : Go sit him down. Shake him up if you have to.

  Odafin Tutuola : Don't sweat it. We've got your back.