Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Missing Pieces (2011)

Danny Pino: Detective Nick Amaro

Quotes 

• Nick Amaro : That's my daughter. Everything's a negotiation.

  Olivia Benson : Gee, I wonder where she gets that from.

• Olivia Benson : [to Amaro]  So what's your gut on Tim?

  Nick Amaro : Well, we got off to a bad start. I got in his face, his ego's up.

  Olivia Benson : [referring to Allie]  And she saw you as protecting her. You want to do-si-do?

  Nick Amaro : That's what I'm thinking.

• Allie Martell : I did it. I must have rolled over on him or something. I killed him. I killed my baby.

  Nick Amaro : No. Allie... Allie ,the M.E. says that Nate died of SIDS.

  Allie Martell : What?

  Nick Amaro : Yeah. Sometimes, babies Th... they just die.

  Allie Martell : Are you sure?

  Nick Amaro : Yeah.

  Allie Martell : The three of us lying in bed together, Tim snoring... it wasn't perfect, but it was good, you know? I was happy. And then... why? Why us? When you woke me up before, I was dreaming that Nate was dead. Then I woke up. I thought it was just a nightmare. Nate was asleep. Everything was fine. And then I remembered.

• Allie Martell : [to Amaro]  You still haven't found Nate. You would have said right out if you did. He's dead, isn't he?

  Nick Amaro : Is that what you think?

  Allie Martell : You would have found him by now.

  Nick Amaro : Let's go back to Sunday, the day you left Buffalo.

  Allie Martell : We've been over this.

  Nick Amaro : Well, maybe somebody followed you, knew you were leaving. Sometimes the smallest detail makes all the difference, okay?

• Nick Amaro : [to Allie]  All right, so what happened? Tim got drunk? He lost his temper with you? With Nate?

  Allie Martell : No. He doesn't mean the things he does!

  Nick Amaro : You tried to stop him, but you couldn't help Nate. Now you can! You're Nate's mom, all right? You can help him now.

  Allie Martell : How? I just want to go back and make it not happen.

• Nick Amaro : So, whatever happened, they either did it together, or she's covering for him.

  Olivia Benson : Allie and Tim aren't going anywhere. Why don't you, uh, go home and hug your daughter.

  Nick Amaro : Uh, she's taking a nap, so...

  Olivia Benson : You know, Amaro, SVU...

  Nick Amaro : Yeah, I know.

  Olivia Benson : I'm the last person to be giving parental advice.

  Nick Amaro : No, right now, this kid, he needs us.

• Allie Martell : I can handle Tim. He walks through the door, his mood... it's like waves coming off him. I know right away if it's going to be a bad night.

  Nick Amaro : So you can take care of yourself. But what about Nate? Did Tim ever have a bad night with him?