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1999-2000
Eat
“We’ll stop at my favorite diner around the corner.”
Opinion
“If I wanted your opinion about my sex life, I would have asked.”
Cherry
“Pass me your cherry Chapstick.”
Sink
“Share the sink, Stabler, because it’s the only one with hot water.”
2000-2001
Practice
“How exactly did you figure out that you could steal snacks from the vending machine like that?”
Chess
“El, I’m fairly certain Maureen doesn’t want a chess set for Christmas, even if it comes in pink.”
Birds
“This is why I can’t stand crime scenes in Central Park.”
Rare
“What are the odds, a weekend where neither of us are on call?”
2001-2002
Change
“I didn’t ask for a new desk chair, did I?”
Angle
“I’ve seen it done a lot of ways, but never at that angle.”
Famous
“They had everything money could buy, and they still couldn’t protect their kid.”
Steep
“I told you that hill was steep.”
2002-2003
Recall
“You knew there was a recall and you let me eat that sushi anyway?”
Current
“I hate having my name attached to my kids’ current events homework.”
Outgoing
“What? I can be charming when I want to be.”
Frighten
“Don’t even joke about making me take the Halloween night shift with Munch.”
2003-2004
Wind
“I’d rather not have a Marilyn Monroe moment at the crime scene, so I’m going to change.”
Friction
“Maybe if you weren’t so tense at home you wouldn’t be so angry.”
Grandmother
“Maybe there was a subconscious reason why I didn’t have kids while she was alive,”
Glib
“No, a pedophile would never violate his parole.”
2004-2005
Zinc
“In English, Melinda, the Zinc-oxa-what now?”
Friend
“I don’t know if I ever had a real friend until I met him.”
Hulking
“That hulking and lurking thing is fine for perps, but you don’t need to do it to intimidate your daughters’ dates.”
Hollow
“I didn’t know how much I missed them until they were gone.”
2005-2006
Mean
“There’s saying what you feel, Elliot, and then there’s just being mean.”
Rose
“Everybody deserves to get flowers on Valentine’s Day.”
Living
“When I pictured my life, I never really saw myself living alone.”
Write
“ I should send him a letter before I go, but it’s not like he would care .”
2006-2007
Wake
“ It’s not like that was the first time I had to wake up and make an excuse for why I said his name.”
Shop
“Did you have to shop for a whole new vegan-friendly wardrobe?”
Credit
“I deserve some credit; I’m not a complete idiot.”
Vulgar
“With all the vulgar things we see every day I don’t exactly want to be watching it my off hours.”
2007-2008
Play
“You think you can beat me, Benson?”
Oranges
“You’re telling me he shoved oranges in his pants to make women think his balls were bigger?”
Internal
“ Maybe if I get the internal exam and it comes back okay, I could take him up on that offer to help me out in any way he can .”
Encourage
“I can finish the paperwork, El; go home to them.”
2008-2009
Vomit
“I’m sorry she threw up all over your jacket; I’ll get you a new one”
Push
“I got better acquainted with your wife than I ever intended to when I watched her push your kid’s huge head out in the back of an ambulance.”
Use
“Thought you could use a fresh coffee and a donut.”
Sticky
“Why do the floors in places like this always have to be sticky?”
2009-2010
Cool
“Remember when he used to think I was cool?”
Hose
“Another minute and I thought I was going to have to come turn the hose on you and Porter.”
Wonderful
“Yeah, the other perps in holding at Rikers thought I was wonderful.”
Meaty
“What do you mean that the inside of Donna Rosa’s Meats looks meaty?”
2010-2011
Speed
“If I could have made the plane go faster, I would have.”
Taste
“Take a bite of this sandwich and tell me if you taste dill or not.”
Ten
“Sometimes it feels like we’ve only been partners for ten years, and other times it feels like a lifetime.”
Plot
“That was a plot twist I never saw coming.”
2011-2012
Endure
“You have no idea what I had to endure.”
Learning
“Learning to trust a new partner isn’t exactly fun.”
Root
“The root of the problem isn’t something I can fix.”
Curious
“Why are you so curious about my last partnership?”
2012-2013
Hug
“You need a hug, Liv?”
Expansion
“I don’t need a bigger place, Brian.”
Half
“I feel like half of my heart is still back in New York City.”
Peaceful
“ Finally, Brian and I can have a peaceful evening at home. ”
2013-2014
Misuse
“He wouldn’t care if it was a misuse of his authority; he’d kill you anyway.”
Writer
“Maybe I should have become a writer instead of a cop.”
Abhorrent
“You are the most abhorrent person on this planet and you don’t deserve to stay alive.
Awake
“If I’m awake, why does it feel like nothing is real?”
2014-2015
Heal
“He’s the best thing that ever happened to me; he helped me heal.”
Bulb
“No, Noah, lightbulbs are hot.”
Snail
“I think the justice system moves at a snail’s pace.”
Tightfisted
“I’m not tightfisted; I just don’t see any reason to move when we have a perfectly good apartment.”
2015-2016
Matter
“You make me feel like I matter, Ed.”
Breakfast
“I’ve never had someone make me breakfast in bed before.”
Skinny
“Just because she’s skinny also doesn’t mean she’s asking for it.”
Crack
“Seeing you with Noah always makes my heart crack wide open.”
2016-2017
Insure
“Keep giving massages like that, Ed, and I’m going to insure your hands.”
Line
“I don’t mind standing in line, as long as I’m standing in it with you.”
Monkey
“Noah can’t stop talking about how you let him buy that stuffed monkey at the zoo.”
Delicate
“Breakups are never delicate.”
2017-2018
Dance
“If my son would want to dance, then he’ll be allowed to learn how to dance.”
Ducks
“I can’t remember the last time I felt like all my ducks were in a row.”
Spiteful
“You could choose to be spiteful, Noah, but it’s better to choose to be kind.”
Gray
“The world comes in shades of gray, but my old partner didn’t always see it that way.”
2018-2019
Reflect
“I can’t reflect on what happened; it’s more important to keep moving forward.”
Bell
“Did a bell go off and everyone decided it was time to come in and file a complaint?”
Hypnotic
“Noah, watching you dance is so relaxing.”
Damaging
“Sometimes the things you think won’t affect you at all become the most damaging.”
2019-2020
Need
“I didn’t need him, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t want him.”
Father
“He was the closest thing that Noah ever had to a father.”
Violet
“I can’t prove it, but I think Ed sent me a violet sunset tonight because he knew they were my favorite.”
Cumbersome
“Nobody tells you how cumbersome grief can be.”
2020-2021
Arrange
“Did you arrange with Fin to come to my ceremony and you didn’t even bother to tell me?”
Level
“What you did was on another level of stupid, Elliot.”
Hurt
“He hurt me and I don’t know if I’m ready to forgive him.”
Transfer
“So I guess now isn’t the right time to ask if I can transfer back to SVU?”
2021-2022
Redo
“Can we have a redo and you let me meet him properly?”
Family
“You’ve always been my family, Olivia.”
Heady
“I’m not going to pretend that being around her again doesn’t affect me.”
Melodic
“I’ll never get tired of the sound of your voice.”
2022-2023
Respect
“That’s Captain Benson to you; show some respect.”
Rain
“I remember how much you used to love a rainy night stakeout.”
Rambunctious
“I’ve always wondered what it would be like to have a loud, rambunctious Christmas.”
Large
“It’s your presence, Elliot; It looms so large even when you’re not in the room.”
2023-2024
Favor
“Is it really a favor if I’m the one who’s so satisfied at the end of it?”
Digestion
“I picked up a box of Tums for you and put them in my medicine cabinet.”
Fuzzy
“Who knew Olivia Benson liked to walk around her apartment in fuzzy socks.”
Future
“I’m glad you were my past, but I’m so thankful that you’re also my future.”