Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Pretend (2007)

Mariska Hargitay: Detective Olivia Benson

Quotes 

• Olivia Benson : [When it's revealed that Cassandra Sullivan\Denise Pickering had been involved with other high school boys]  Riley wasn't the love of your life. You didn't love any of them.

  Cassandra Sullivan : I did. I loved them all.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : So why'd you leave them?

  Cassandra Sullivan : They got older. I didn't.

• Dr. Merrins : [to Olivia about Cassandra]  Um, Detective, this is somewhat awkward, but I'm not sure who I should report it to.

  Olivia Benson : Report what?

  Dr. Merrins : The admission records say she's 16.

  Olivia Benson : Yeah, she is.

  Dr. Merrins : On the X-ray of her jaw, I noticed she didn't have any buds.

  Olivia Benson : Sorry, what are buds?

  Dr. Merrins : Undescended wisdom teeth. They don't come in until you reach adulthood.

  Olivia Benson : Right.

  Dr. Merrins : When I was wiring her, I noticed that she had scars where her wisdom teeth had been extracted.

  Olivia Benson : So what does that mean?

  Dr. Merrins : Cassandra can't be 16. Judging from how well the scars are healed over, I'd say she has to be in her mid to late 20s.

• Detective Elliot Stabler : [When it's revealed that Cassandra lied about her age and identity]  Well, whatever your name is. You're over 21, right?

  Cassandra Sullivan : [through her wired jaw]  No!

  Olivia Benson : How long have you been doing this?

  Detective Elliot Stabler : Why have you been doing this? I hated tenth grade.

• Detective Elliot Stabler : [about Cassandra Sullivan's true identity]  Denise Pickering, arrested for shoplifting in Detroit.

  Casey Novak : Who's Denise Pickering?

  Detective Elliot Stabler : Cassandra Sullivan. AKA Loretta Sheridan, AKA who knows who else?

  Casey Novak : She was 16 at the time of her arrest? That makes her 28 now.

  Olivia Benson : Gotta give her one thing. She does look good for her age.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : The address listed on the report, that was her very first foster family. Child services had removed her from an abusive home.

  Olivia Benson : Foster mom said that she was in bad shape when she came in, but a happy kid by the time she aged out at 18.

  Casey Novak : So happy she didn't want to leave apparently. So, what, she just went from state to state sneaking back into foster care for the next 12 years?

  Olivia Benson : I think so.

  Casey Novak : Does she realize she could go to jail for theft over this? She's fraudulently been receiving a free education and free foster care from the state.

  Detective Elliot Stabler : I think our biggest problem is we have a grown woman attending high school with a bunch of kids.

  Casey Novak : Not anymore. Yank her out and notify A.C.S. to cut all services.

  Olivia Benson : What is gonna happen to her? Because I think psychologically, she still is a kid. She's never taken care of herself.

  Casey Novak : Well, she's pushing 30. It's time to grow up, but I'll help her find some counseling.