Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Shadow (2010)

Dann Florek: Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : [about the Gillettes' murder]  It's not domestic violence anymore. Turf it to Homicide.

  Donald Cragen : Already tried. The P.C. said the Gillettes were special victims.

  Elliot Stabler : Because they're rich, powerful and connected.

  Donald Cragen : And we're stuck with it.

• Elliot Stabler : [to Cragen]  Liv and Ash back yet?

  Donald Cragen : No. Should be about another 20 minutes. Why?

  Elliot Stabler : Can you have them transport Anne to Rikers? I'm going to take a little lost time right now.

  Donald Cragen : Well, what's going on?

  Elliot Stabler : It's probably nothing.

  Donald Cragen : Whatever it is, it was enough to get you rattled.

  Elliot Stabler : Anne threatened my family.

  Donald Cragen : Well, I wouldn't call that nothing.

  Elliot Stabler : Yeah, well, I don't think she has the reach to get anything done from the inside, but you know, just to be safe, I'm going to take Kathy and the kids over to her sister's in Jersey. I'm probably over-reacting, but...

  Donald Cragen : I don't think so. Huang thinks she's extremely lethal. You take care of your family. We'll handle the prisoner.

• Chief of Detectives Muldrew : [to Cragen]  Your pet cops finally went off the deep end. Arresting Anne Gillette at her parents' funeral?

  Donald Cragen : They were obeying my direct orders, sir.

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : You knew I ordered Detective Ramsey to close his case.

  Donald Cragen : I didn't think that trumped a double homicide.

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : This isn't a moment for you to think. Your detectives didn't arrest Anne Gillette for murder. Penny ante witness tampering is all I heard.

  Donald Cragen : For now.

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : And you can prove that she's the killer?

  Donald Cragen : Not yet.

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : Then why the hell did you arrest her in the middle of Park Avenue?

  Dr. George Huang : She's dangerous.

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : Is that your clinical opinion, Dr. Huang?

  Dr. George Huang : Do you want me to use bigger words? Fine. She's a psychopath with extremely violent tendencies...

  Chief of Detectives Muldrew : [cuts Huang off]  Stop showing off. Bring her down for murder and I'll back your play, but screw the pooch and I'm going to let the crap roll downhill.

  [walks away] 

  Donald Cragen : [to Huang]  They better crack her or we're going to have a lot of shoveling to do.