Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 19

Sheila:
The loss of my daughter is a regret I will carry for the rest of my life. I spent years searching for her. I hired a private investigator. I was too late. But thank God I found Noah. I want to be there for him in a way that I wasn't for Ellie.

Benson:
He's a child. My child. Not a way for you to alleviate your guilt.

Judge Linden:
Lieutenant Benson, please...

Benson:
I don't know what her intentions are. She's a stranger to me, to Noah.

Judge Linden:
I granted this hearing because my concern is what's best for Noah. I would like to hear what his grandmother has to say. Mrs. Porter?

Sheila:
I have no intention of ripping a little boy from the only home he has ever known, but I have serious reservations about Ms. Benson's fitness to parent.

Judge Linden:
How so?

Sheila:
My PI became aware of Noah's existence from an ACS investigation for suspected child abuse.

Benson:
That investigation is closed!

Langan:
Your Honor, and it has absolutely no bearing on the validity of the adoption.

Benson:
There was no findings of wrongdoing.

Sheila:
I understand that there were bruises.

Benson:
There were bruises on Noah because I saved him from almost being hit by a cab. I love my son. I would never, ever, do anything to hurt that boy. I want what's best for him. I always have.

Sheila:
If you really cared about what's best for him, you wouldn't deny him a relationship with his grandmother, his only living blood relative. I may not be able to overturn the adoption, Your Honor, but I am determined to be a part of this little boy's life, for his sake.