Carisi: If I go any lower, I'm saying it's okay for civilians to take the law into their own hands. Rafael, when you were an ADA -
Barba: I'd have held the line at Man 2.
Carisi: But -
Barba: When I was an ADA, the NYPD and the ADA's office commanded a modicum of respect.

I consider myself a nice guy. But I'm not always going to be nice in here. Sometimes I'm going to be loud, angry, as I cross examine witnesses from the VA and NYPD that failed to do their jobs. Anyone have a problem with that?

Barba

I hope your strategy isn't to countenance vigilante murder of a man accused of rape. Given our country's dark history, we both know where that could lead.

Garland

Barba: Carisi won't have the stomach to take this to trial.
Fin: As long as Mickey doesn't go to jail.
Barba: I feel for him, I really do. But he shot a suspect who was under arrest. The government frowns on that. And it's against the law.
Benson: Barba. That's why we called you.

Nidia's father: She seemed happy. Before the Sharmas, she was in a group home. Between her mother's problems with drugs and my chair... it's all my fault.
Fin: Never apologize for wearing the cloth, soldier.

Benson: Do you have a boyfriend? Like Chile?
Nidia: Chile is a pimp! That's disgusting. No, I'm in love. With AJ.

Rollins: What is it?
Carisi: Amber Alert. 13-year-old girl taken a block from Gracie Mansion.
Rollins: SVU requested. So this is how 2021 begins.

Noah: Are they still going to drop the ball?
Benson: Of course they are.
Noah: If there's going to be nobody here, why are they putting those [barriers] up?
Benson: They're just setting up. Hey Noah, we're gonna watch the ball drop on TV just like any other year.
Noah: No, it's not. I just want this year to be over.

Law & Order: SVU Season 22 Episode 4 Quotes

Rollins: What is it?
Carisi: Amber Alert. 13-year-old girl taken a block from Gracie Mansion.
Rollins: SVU requested. So this is how 2021 begins.

Noah: Are they still going to drop the ball?
Benson: Of course they are.
Noah: If there's going to be nobody here, why are they putting those [barriers] up?
Benson: They're just setting up. Hey Noah, we're gonna watch the ball drop on TV just like any other year.
Noah: No, it's not. I just want this year to be over.