Pilot (Without a Trace) Quotes

Pilot (Without a Trace) is a television show that debuted in 1970 . Pilot ended its run in 1970.

Pilot (Without a Trace) Quotes

• (Danny) "What do you know about bog turtles?"
• (Samantha) "Bog turtles?"
• (Danny) "Apparently, they're an endangered species."
• (Samantha) "Bog turtles -- who knew?"

• (Samantha) "Well, there's always Daddy Dearest. This way he gets the money and the girl."
• (Jack Malone) "You have a chip on your shoulder."

• (Jack Malone) "You notice how he went from respected doctor to suspected terrorist in the space of a five-minute conversation?"
• (Martin) "I guess that's the world we live in."
• (Jack Malone) "I guess."

• (Martin) "What the hell was that?"
• (Danny) "A little improvisation."
• (Martin) "It was stupid is what it was."

• (Martin) "Why do I get the feeling that you're profiling me? Ambitious, white male willing to do anything to get ahead including show up his coworkers and"

• (Samantha) "So maybe he's really good at keeping secrets -- or he just doesn't trust his coworkers."

• (Jack Malone) "All right, as you all know, we have a new member of the team joining us today; Martin Fitzgerald. Let's make sure we give him the frosty welcome that all rookies deserve."

• (Danny) "How was Washington?"
• (Jack Malone) ""D.C.," As in "Didn't Cooperate." I did get a free pen out of Whitehurst's office, though."

• (Samantha) "I thought you said one thing."
• (Martin) "Yeah, but this is you."

• (Vivian) "Let's hope the kid's in a chatty mood."
• (Jack Malone) "Let's hope I spelled Patchogue right."

• (Jack Malone) "According to the groom, she was an angel."
• (Martin) "I guess love is blind. And deaf. And very, very dumb."
• (Jack Malone) "Spoken like a true romantic."

• (Samantha) "I know this house."
• (Martin) "It's a long way from New York, that's for sure."
• (Samantha) "Girls with dreams have been running away from this house for a hundred years."

• (Vivian) "Well, he certainly looks as if he's old enough to have teenage kids."
• (Danny) "Definitely having a hard time with that bag."
• (Vivian) "He says he's been working out. I guess $5 million bucks weighs a lot."

• (Samantha) "Any luck?"
• (Eric Keller) "Actually, we've been too lucky. Our ladies have had more dates in the last two weeks than all of them combined in the last two years."
• (Samantha) "Got a list for me?"
• (Samantha) "Ooh. Very official. Can you get me a bit more background on any of these guys?"
• (Eric Keller) "I'll see what we can do."
• (Samantha) "Okay."
• (Samantha) "You know -- you don't look too bad yourself."
• (Eric Keller) "Thanks."
• (Samantha) "But for a detective, your investigating skills are pretty poor. I didn't let my hair grow; I cut it."
• (Eric Keller) "Uh, Yeah."

• (Samantha) "Another woman."
• (Martin) "So says busybody."
• (Samantha) "And you believe the trusted car thief? One minute he doesn't know anything about his boss the next, he's crying into his soup about what a Quaker the guy is."

• (Martin) "Mmm, she's in AA. One day at a time. So, what do you think about that?"
• (Samantha) "Turning everything over to a higher power? Hey, like John Lennon says, "Whatever gets you through the night.""

• (Martin) "I think he's sleeping with her. The way he talks about her and she's climbing that corporate ladder pretty quick."
• (Jack Malone) "He may be in love with her, but he's not sleeping with her. Never even thought about it."
• (Jack Malone) "He's gay."
• (Martin) "What, because he called her a "fireball"?"
• (Jack Malone) "No -- 'cause he was checking you out."

• (Jack Malone) "Distinguished service medal -- Bronze Star -- Purple Heart -- Silver Star -- Vietnam Service Medal -- Liberation of Kuwait."
• (Samantha) "Are they in order of importance?"
• (Jack Malone) "Uh -- no. If they were, it would be Silver Star first, then Bronze Star. It appears that they're in chronological order. Maybe the timeline of his career."
• (Samantha) "Well, then I think I know how his career ends. His service pistol's missing."

• (Martin) "Doesn't look like he needs any more money. He's probably just protecting his kids."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, remind me not to have any."
• (Martin) "They don't all turn out to be psychopathic kidnappers, you know."
• (Samantha) "Let me guess; 2.2, white picket fence, golden retriever."
• (Martin) "Yeah, maybe. Something like that."
• (Samantha) "Not for me. Not in this world."

• (Jack Malone) "Everybody's skeptical of you white-collar guys."
• (Martin) "Yeah, I've noticed."

• (Jack Malone) "Didn't even wait for me to say, "yes, sir.""
• (Martin) "He never does."

• (Jack Malone) "What? Did I take you away from a date?"
• (Danny) "Actually, yeah. You?"
• (Jack Malone) "Please."

• (Danny) "I get it -- he gave it to you, right? Kind of like, uh, "congratulations for getting out of the slammer" gift."

• (Jack Malone) "Does that look like a water pipe to you, Agent Fitzgerald?"
• (Martin) "Oh -- certainly looks like one."

• (Vivian) "We've got a decent sketch --"
• (Jack Malone) "Great."
• (Vivian) "Hey, it's a start."
• (Jack Malone) "Not much of one."

• (Samantha) "Hey, you think it's easy being surrounded by guys with guns all day?"
• (Martin) "I thought you liked guys with guns."
• (Samantha) "I like the guns."

• (Unnamed) "It's called friendship. It's like therapy for poor people."

• (Danny) "A plane is not supposed to be in the sky. It's not natural."
• (Martin) "Neither was that flight attendant and you weren't afraid of her."

• (Graham Spaulding) "You can't save everyone, Jack."

• (Martin) "You still believe in that?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, marriage, kids, the whole nine yards."
• (Jack Malone) "I didn't say I was good at it, but I'm a huge fan."

• (Danny) "Yo, this stinks."
• (Martin) "Yeah, just the way I like it. Thanks."
• (Danny) "I don't know how you eat that crap in the morning. It's gross."
• (Martin) "Oh, come on; protein, carbs, dairy -- three of the four food groups. It's good. You want some?"

• (Jack Malone) "I hear you're the bitch of Detention Block C. You'd better tell me what I want to know."
• (Unnamed) "Or what?"
• (Jack Malone) "Or you're gonna spend the rest of your life in here, bending over to pick up the soap."

• (Unnamed) "You think I whacked Cooper?"
• (Martin) "You know what I think? I think you're the kind of guy who uses the word "whacked"."

• (Martin) "Samantha -- you, uh, you got time to grab a drink?"
• (Samantha) "Oh, I've -- I-I told Keller I'd meet him. But, I mean, you're welcome to come with us if --"
• (Martin) "No, no, that's all right. No, you guys go ahead. Thanks."
• (Samantha) "Okay, well, maybe some other time?"
• (Martin) "Yeah, some other time."

• (Danny) "Can anybody say "Enron"?"

• (Danny) "But all we have is an address? Wow, this is some lead. Looks like we're going door to door. I should've brought my bibles."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, I think you're more of an insurance guy. In the meantime, give me the names. I'll, uh, I'll start running them."
• (Danny) "You want them in alphabetical order?"
• (Samantha) "Very cute. What are they?"

• (Victor Fitzgerald) "So, how's my boy doing? They giving him a hard time because of his old man?"
• (Jack Malone) "Well, I don't know. Are we?"
• (Martin) "Constantly."

• (Danny) "Morning, hot stuff."
• (Samantha) "Good morning to you. Late night last night?"
• (Danny) "A man's got to do."
• (Samantha) "Yeah? Who's the lucky?"
• (Danny) "I don't kiss and tell, you know that."

• (Jack Malone) "St. Jude."
• (Chet Collins) "Yeah. I got it from a priest about a year ago. I don't know if the man gave it to me because he thought I was a lost or because Sean was lost. Either way --"
• (Chet Collins) "I don't need it anymore. But maybe, I thought, you know, maybe you could use it."

• (Jack Malone) "Perfect husband, perfect father, perfect life."
• (Danny) "Sounds like perfect denial."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, we'll see."

• (Samantha) "Are you wearing a wire?"
• (Vivian) "It's not a wire. It's a halter monitor for my heart. I went to see a doctor a while back and he's been running some tests. Look, I'd really appreciate it if you didn't say anything to anyone about this, at least until I find out more about it myself."
• (Vivian) "I mean, even Martin."

• (Vivian) "Go easy on him."
• (Jack Malone) "Don't I always?"

• (Vivian) "Speaking from experience? Danny -- "Taylor"?"
• (Danny) "What about it?"
• (Vivian) "So, why?"
• (Danny) "I guess I just wanted a fresh start."
• (Vivian) "Did it work?"
• (Danny) "Sometimes."
• (Vivian) "So, are you going to tell me?"

• (Samantha) "Wow. Well, that's refreshing. He's got the FBI in his lap and he still says whatever he's thinking."
• (Jack Malone) "Either that or he just can't control himself."

• (Jack Malone) "I meant what I said before, Graham. You care about these kids. That's why you took Andy under your wing. He was confused, vulnerable. You were the only one who understood him."
• (Graham Spaulding) "Is that right?"
• (Jack Malone) "I think so. But then he turned on you, didn't he? I know how that feels. Know how -- painful that can be. You pour yourself into someone; your time, energy, and devotion. You give them everything they need to grow and then they just abandon you."
• (Graham Spaulding) "Are you speaking from experience?"
• (Jack Malone) "Sure. You love someone -- you make love to someone -- you give your life to them and then they don't even look at you."

• (Jack Malone) "There was no way I was going to leave that boy to die."
• (Paula Van Doren) "You made your own bed on this, Jack.)"
• (Jack Malone) "You know, I used to think that this job was worth it. Giving up my life, my family, my friends, but today I almost sold my soul, and you know what? Not worth it. Here's my letter of resignation."

• (Jack Malone) "How's he doing?"
• (Samantha) "Well, he'll never admit it, but he's a little amped up."

• (Paula Van Doren) "You've got the rope, Jack. Don't hang yourself with it."

• (Jack Malone) "What makes you assume I was a Catholic?"
• (Fr. Sean Walker) "You have the disillusionment of someone that used to believe."
• (Fr. Sean Walker) "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be presumptuous."
• (Jack Malone) "Hey, presume away."

• (Danny) "Good luck, man."
• (Martin) "Thanks."
• (Danny) "Martin --"
• (Danny) "When this is all over, and you and I are looking for our next gig, I just want you to know that I-I think we make a hell of a team."
• (Martin) "What, selling shoes?"
• (Danny) "Shoes, boots, pumps, whatever."
• (Martin) "Sounds good to me."

• (Samantha) "Neurology, toxicology, virology."
• (Martin) "The study of viruses."
• (Samantha) "Well, that's not odd, considering he's a doctor."
• (Martin) "Here's some light reading: "Dirty Democracy". "How the U.S. Sends Its Blasphemers to Death", "Why Terrorists Keep Picking on the U.S.", "How the U.S. Has Perverted Dozens of Foreign Elections" and much, much more."
• (Samantha) "All by Colin Blume. From Boston."
• (Martin) "A bit inflammatory, no?"
• (Samantha) "Last time I checked we still had freedom of the press."
• (Martin) "Look, I'm not condoning censorship but we've got a profile."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, of a Saudi Arabian Doctor. That's all we have."
• (Martin) "Look, profiles aren't flawless but they exist for a reason. I mean, come on, we use them every day."
• (Samantha) "Oh, look, Pediatrics. Maybe he's a pedophile too."

• (Samantha) "You did not have to do that."
• (Danny) "Sure, I did."
• (Samantha) "Oh, god."

• (Jack Malone) "Barry."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Come here."
• (Jack Malone) "Come to the door. I want to talk to you. Come on, Barry, open the door."
• (Jack Malone) "Open the door. I want to talk."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Who the hell are you?"
• (Jack Malone) "I'm the guy you've been talking to."
• (Jack Malone) "Jack Malone, FBI."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Well, what do you want?"
• (Jack Malone) "I want to come in."
• (Barry Mashburn) "No way."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, yeah, come on, let me in --"
• (Jack Malone) "Look, I got nothing, all right? Nothing."
• (Jack Malone) "Nothing. No gun. I'm not wired --"
• (Jack Malone) "Nothing, see?"
• (Jack Malone) "Nothing."
• (Barry Mashburn) "What do you want?"
• (Jack Malone) "I want Samantha."
• (Barry Mashburn) "And why should I give her to you?"
• (Jack Malone) "Because she is bleeding to death -- and I know that you're not a murderer."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Well -- what do I get in return?"
• (Jack Malone) "Me. You get me."

• (Vivian) "Where's she going?"
• (Danny) "Maybe it's a booty call."
• (Samantha) "Your mind is always in the gutter. There was no call."
• (Danny) "Tom Wilkins, 11:48."
• (Martin) "In my experience, there's usually not a three-hour lag between the call and the, uh --"
• (Martin) "delivery."

• (Jack Malone) "What kind of ambiguity?"
• (Paula Van Doren) "The ambiguous kind."

• (Martin) "How long does it take to get out of his dog house?"
• (Danny) "Depends on the dog."
• (Samantha) "Don't mind Danny. He's just, uh, marking his territory."

• (Samantha) "He's barely got a pot to piss in and he's taking his daughter to a $300 dinner on a Saturday night?"
• (Jack Malone) "Well, think about it. He abandons her when she's a kid. He doesn't know how to deal with it. Now he wants to be her best friend. It's classic guilt."
• (Samantha) "Is it guilt or romance? You don't go to Carmine's unless it's valentine's day or you're going to propose."
• (Jack Malone) "How would you know?"

• (Samantha) "You know, I didn't -- say anything earlier, but, uh, thank you. For saving my life."
• (Martin) "You're welcome."

• (Martin) "You know, we could make a sex tape. Post it online here, then you wouldn't have to tell anyone about us."
• (Samantha) "That's cute."

• (Jack Malone) "Define "honestly"."

• (Martin) "I guess some cases aren't meant to be."

• (Martin) "It doesn't seem like you kill somebody for ripping you off on a painting."
• (Samantha) "Certainly not those people. They'd probably just refill your iced tea. You know, it sounds more to me like Whitney knew she was going to get caught, and she ran. I'm driving."
• (Martin) "No, I've seen you drive."
• (Samantha) "I'm driving."
• (Martin) "Oh, where's the airbag?"
• (Samantha) "Hello? Oh, yeah, look, I'm really sorry about that. I kind of got busy. Yeah, Thursday at seven sounds great. Okay, I'll see you then."
• (Martin) "Hot date?"
• (Samantha) "Yeah, with my federally funded therapist."

• (Danny) "Where was that "family man" when I was fourteen and Mami and Papi were dead? In the next room sticking needles up his arm."

• (Jack Malone) "Martin?"
• (Martin) "Yeah?"
• (Jack Malone) "I know."
• (Jack Malone) "About you, and uh --"
• (Martin) "Okay."
• (Jack Malone) "Good luck with it."
• (Martin) "Good night."
• (Jack Malone) "Night."

• (Danny) "This would've never happened at Shea."
• (Vivian) "It's so sad how bitter Mets fans are."

• (Vivian) "Jack. That was the submissions department from Playboy."
• (Jack Malone) "They want you to pose for Miss November?"

• (Martin) "So, Scully, you done yet?"
• (Samantha) "I still have about a half hour here."
• (Martin) "Okay."
• (Samantha) "You know, I still haven't seen your apartment."
• (Martin) "No, you haven't"
• (Samantha) "So I'll come by later?"
• (Martin) "Sounds good."

• (Jack Malone) "Everybody's an expert."
• (Vivian) "I bet he's searching their rooms as we speak."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I bet."

• (Samantha) "I don't get it. You get beat in the head for a living, and you make money only to have your manager steal it. What's the point?"
• (Danny) "Boxing does have its benefits."
• (Samantha) "What? Wearing satin shorts to work?"

• (Martin) "Hey, what are you doing here?"
• (Samantha) "I forgot something."
• (Samantha) "The kids are all right?"
• (Martin) "That's what Roger Daltry says."
• (Samantha) "Right. Yeah."
• (Martin) "Get some sleep, will you?"
• (Samantha) "Yeah, I just got to -- find the thing that I forgot -- before."
• (Martin) "Right."
• (Samantha) "Yeah."
• (Martin) "Okay."
• (Samantha) "Goodnight."
• (Martin) "G'Night."
• (Samantha) "Martin?"
• (Samantha) "You know how you said we should get a drink sometime?"
• (Martin) "Yeah?"
• (Samantha) "I could really use a drink."
• (Martin) "Well -- nothing worse than a beautiful woman drinking alone."

• (Barry Mashburn) "They're going to turn me into a maniac, aren't they?"
• (Jack Malone) "Who, Barry?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "The press."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, they probably will do that. Sooner or later, it was going to come out. It's inevitable."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Look, Jack, Jack, I-I never wanted any of this to happen. Okay, I just wanted --"
• (Jack Malone) "What, Barry? What did you want?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what I wanted. I-I -- don't even know what I'm doing here."
• (Jack Malone) "Listen to me. You've made some bad decisions, but it's not too late. You can get yourself out of this."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Okay, okay, Jack, please, tell them that it was an accident."
• (Jack Malone) "Look, Barry, I can tell them all of that, but they're not going to believe it until you let Samantha go."
• (Barry Mashburn) "T-tell them that-that it -- tell the press it-it was an accident and I will-I will -- I will release someone else to you. I promise."
• (Jack Malone) "Why not her?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "No, no, no. She's my insurance."
• (Jack Malone) "Against what?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "So-so that you get moving on my helicopter."
• (Jack Malone) "Look, Barry, Samantha's life is no more important than anyone else's, but she's the one who's been shot."
• (Barry Mashburn) "No, th-this is not negotiable, Jack. She stays."
• (Jack Malone) "Who do you want to give me?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Okay."
• (Barry Mashburn) "The Idiot."

• (Danny) "So you and Marty seem -- well, you seem something."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, we are."
• (Danny) "That's good. It is good Sam. Why are you hiding it?"

• (Samantha) "I might be reading too much into this, but there's, um -- no hidden message in you sending me on vacation to Palm Springs, is there?"
• (Jack Malone) "What kind of message?"
• (Samantha) "Like, maybe I'm just getting back to work, and you're trying to get me out of your hair."
• (Jack Malone) "You are -- reading too much into this. You should just take it for what it is: In-flight movie and a little bit of sun -- and a chance to interview a convicted felon and a potential murderer. Enjoy."

• (Samantha) "Growing up here, I don't even know how these kids have a chance."
• (Vivian) "Is that your liberal conscience talking?"
• (Samantha) "That's my heart talking. Where's yours?"

• (Jack Malone) "I was in the 82nd airborne, first battalion in the 504 in '79."
• (Manny Ayabar) "Red devils, huh?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah. Baggy pants."

• (Jack Malone) "With what qualifications, looking after animals?"
• (Samantha) "Well, high school's pretty rough these days."
• (Jack Malone) "Hilarious."

• (Danny) "My money's on Goren Davic; the modeling guy. A: He used to run after-hours clubs in Brooklyn. B: NYPD has their eye on him --"
• (Martin) "-- and C: You don't like him."
• (Danny) "I was just getting to C."

• (Jack Malone) "Yeah?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Okay, look -- We need a doctor."
• (Jack Malone) "What for?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Somebody got shot."
• (Jack Malone) "Who?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Samantha."
• (Jack Malone) "How bad is it?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "It-it was an accident."
• (Jack Malone) "I didn't ask you what happened. I asked you how bad it was."
• (Jack Malone) "You've been jerking me around for 45 minutes, Barry."
• (Barry Mashburn) "What are you talking about? You lied to me. You've been lying this whole time."
• (Jack Malone) "What the hell you talking about?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "I found her badge, Jack. She's one of yours."

• (Jack Malone) "Geez. I didn't know what girls looked like when I was his age."
• (Danny) "I was all over it. My brothers were good for something."

• (Martin) "Are you coming?"
• (Samantha) "Hold your horses."
• (Martin) "Physical therapy going pretty well, huh?"
• (Samantha) "Do yourself a favor, don't get shot. It's not all it's cracked up to be."
• (Martin) "I'll try my best."

• (Jack Malone) "Five a.m. Danny's up early."
• (Samantha) "That's assuming he went to bed."

• (Samantha) "Did you charge a plane ticket to Houston four months ago?"
• (Samantha) "And then again two months ago, and then again last week?"
• (Martin) "And did you run into this guy while you were there?"
• (Martin) "Lives in a suburb outside of Houston. Loves boats, loves to steal people off of boats."

• (Samantha) "Remind me to slam that OPR guy with a softball at the next spring picnic."
• (Vivian) "I'm not sure that's how you get on their good side."

• (Richard) "What the hell did you handcuff me for?"
• (Jack Malone) "Standard procedure. For all we know, you could've been an accomplice. We had to check you out."
• (Richard) "W-wait, you're investigating me? While I've been doing the whole time trying to stop the guy?"
• (Martin) "And you got one of our agents shot because of it."
• (Richard) "Well, maybe, if you guys weren't sitting around here with your thumbs up your asses, we wouldn't have to be in there trying to take the fight --"
• (Martin) "Why don't you just settle down, all right?"
• (Jack Malone) "Do me a favor? Just tell me how she is."
• (Richard) "She's bleeding all over the place. She's going to die in there."

• (Vivian) "Okay, if you guys don't want to work on the case, I think you need to take it up with Jack."
• (Danny) "Oh, we'd love to; it just seems like somebody doesn't want to leave his office today."

• (Jack Malone) "He's afraid. He thinks we're on to something."
• (Samantha) "I'm sure he's quaking in his boots. We got nothing on him, Jack."

• (Tara Patterson) "I have a Chem test Friday that I need to study for, and -- our first swim meet is next week, and there's S.A.Ts, and -- I'm supposed to go to Harvard."

• (Jack Malone) "Where'd you learn that? White Collar?"
• (Martin) "Sixth grade swim class."
• (Jack Malone) "I was gaining on him, ya know?"
• (Martin) "Sorry about that."

• (Vivian) "Morning, sunshine."
• (Martin) "Oh, give me a break. I've been at the hospital for the last eight hours."

• (Unnamed) "What sort of Cuban name is "Taylor" anyway?"
• (Danny) "You like to tell jokes? I got a joke for you; How many Mexican Federales does it take to keep one American woman in a hotel room?"
• (Unnamed) "Why don't you go back to your country and let us do our jobs?"
• (Danny) "You know what, if you could do your job -- I would be in my country. Yeah, but unfortunatley I got to come here to do your job --"

• (Jack Malone) "It's a Russian Tokarov."
• (Danny) "Yeah. Jack knows his guns."

• (Martin) "Woman came home, found him kicked back on the sofa with a bag of cheese balls, watching SportsCenter."
• (Samantha) "At least it wasn't porn."

• (Vivian) "Buying a dream house, talking about starting a family -- Doesn't sound like a guy who was planning to run."
• (Martin) "Want to know the part I heard? This guy felt trapped by his life, and he wanted a clean start."
• (Vivian) "You sound pretty convinced."
• (Martin) "Just speaking from experience."

• (Danny) "Martin, why don't you just ask me what you wanna ask me? Go."
• (Martin) "Look, I know you don't drink --"
• (Danny) "Yes. I'm an alcoholic. I haven't had a drink in 7 years, 3 months and 18 days."
• (Martin) "Good for you."
• (Danny) "And not a day goes by when I'm not dying to have a drink, which is why I go to meetings twice a week. You got it?"

• (Samantha) "Well, you just got your head handed to you."
• (Martin) "Wouldn't be the first time."
• (Samantha) "I guess some things around here won't change to much."
• (Martin) "I was thinking some things will, though."
• (Samantha) "What do you mean?"
• (Martin) "I mean you and me. We, um, sort of got interrupted this morning."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, we did."
• (Martin) "I'll walk out ahead of you."
• (Samantha) "Okay."

• (Danny) "Two years working white-collar in Seattle and he gets this assignment?"
• (Samantha) "Doesn't hurt to be Victor Fitzgerald's kid."
• (Danny) "Mmm. No wonder he's smiling."
• (Samantha) "Not a bad smile, either."

• (Paula Van Doren) "What the hell happened, Jack?"
• (Jack Malone) "We had a drop go bad. There's a suspect across the street in a bookstore. He's holding about a half a dozen hostages."
• (Paula Van Doren) "And Special Agent Spade is one of these hostages?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yes."
• (Paula Van Doren) "Mm-hmm. Have you achieved contact with the suspect?"
• (Jack Malone) "Not yet."
• (Paula Van Doren) "Then Drummond should step in and be the negotiator on this."
• (Jack Malone) "With all due respect to you and Drummond, I am knee-deep in this. I have background on the suspect. I know a lot about the person he kidnapped. I have tons of experience in hostage negotiation, not to mention the fact that there's one of my agents in that bookstore."
• (Paula Van Doren) "Which is what makes me doubt whether or not you have proper objectivity; particularly because it's -- this agent, Jack."
• (Jack Malone) "Which is exactly why I should do it. Because if she tries to communicate something to me covertly, I am the best one to interpret it. I know her. Drummond doesn't."

• (Jack Malone) "No. Pillar of the community, coaches little league. The whole nine yards."
• (Vivian) "That's a mixed metaphor."
• (Jack Malone) "Indeed."

• (Jack Malone) "Smells like a brewery in here."
• (Martin) "Yeah, you noticed?"
• (Danny) "What, is he still drunk?"
• (Martin) "Nah, he's just fairly hung over."

• (Martin) "Oh, great."
• (Danny) "What?"
• (Martin) "Hold on to your hat."

• (Vivian) "Smart little kid, huh?"
• (Danny) "Smart enough to blow off the Yankees."

• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "You want to talk to me about Agent Spade?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I get the impression that she may be resisting you a little."
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "She's been resisting me a lot, actually. Having a hard time even getting her in the room."
• (Jack Malone) "You want me to talk to her?"
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "No. No, she'll come around."
• (Jack Malone) "What if she doesn't?"
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "They all do. Most of them. Is that all?"
• (Jack Malone) "Mm-hmm."
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "Okay."
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "Jack?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah?"
• (Dr. Lisa Harris) "If you ever need to talk about anything yourself, my door's always open, you know that?"
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I know that, Lisa."

• (Samantha) "Hey, Martin?"
• (Martin) "Yeah?"
• (Samantha) "You wanna share a cab?"
• (Martin) "I live uptown."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, I know."

• (Vivian) "Confessional's over there."
• (Jack Malone) "Not enough time in the day. I'll pass."

• (Martin) "Sure you don't want to wait for my father?"
• (Jack Malone) "I left word at his office."
• (Martin) "It's a shame we missed him."

• (Vivian) "What are you doing?"
• (Samantha) "Trying to figure out who was following our "Prince Charming"."
• (Vivian) "Don't judge the guy. It sounds like he was really trapped."
• (Samantha) "It's called divorce. What is with you people?"
• (Vivian) "You're taking it a little personally."
• (Samantha) "You go to a lawyer, he draws up the papers, you sign them, you swallow your regret, and you move on."
• (Vivian) "And of course you're speaking from experience."

• (Jack Malone) "What's going on, Barry? What are you thinking?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Nothing."
• (Jack Malone) "Come on. It's just you and me. Talk to me."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Of all the things that happened -- you know what consumes me the most?"
• (Jack Malone) "What?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "The last time I saw my wife."
• (Jack Malone) "What happened?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Nothing. It was nothing special at all."

• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I have a feeling that as long as his wife was dead and Sydney is alive, it was never going to be enough."
• (Martin) "You know, if this guy did kill Sydney, he's not going to have too much regret about Samantha. I mean, she's just another person who betrayed him."

• (Danny) "Sometimes in life you have to face up to who you are."
• (Unnamed) "Rafie's done that. I wonder about you."

• (Martin) "This guy's an ex-con."
• (Danny) "What?"
• (Martin) "Prison art."
• (Danny) "What, did you do a nickel at pelican bay? 'Cause if you did, I'm going to be a whole lot nicer to you."
• (Martin) "Nah, actually I did an internship at a state prison, taught accounting. And I received several of these lovely cigarette box knickknack holders as thank-you gifts."

• (Vivian) "What's so fascinating?"
• (Martin) "Oh, it's nothing. I was just -- this town, it seems so innocent, you know?"
• (Vivian) "Just wait till we're done with them."

• (Barry Mashburn) "Where'd you get the gun?"
• (Richard) "It was -- I-I -- it was over there. I don't know. It was there."
• (Barry Mashburn) "You the cop?"
• (Richard) "If I was, I'd have taken you out five hours ago."
• (Barry Mashburn) "All right, who's the cop? Huh?"
• (Samantha) "I am. I'm FBI."
• (Barry Mashburn) "No way."

• (Samantha) "I wanted to tell you something."
• (Martin) "Sure. What's up?"
• (Samantha) "I'm happy."
• (Martin) "Okay."
• (Samantha) "I mean you make me really, really happy."

• (Martin) "This case is really getting to you."
• (Samantha) "Yea."
• (Martin) "Is it the kid?"
• (Samantha) "It's all of it."

• (Vivian) "If I have to look at one more bearded, 40ish, scary-looking Russian guy, I'm going to blow my brains out."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I know."
• (Vivian) "How'd you learn to speak Russian anyhow?"
• (Jack Malone) "Busboy at the Russian Tea Room."
• (Vivian) "Learn something new every day."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I know. Lotta fun, isn't it?"

• (Danny) "Hey, Radio, you see how pleasant this whole process can be when you give us what we want?"
• (Unnamed) "Well, since I served my country do I get a letter from the president?"

• (Jack Malone) "Must be the town snitch."
• (Martin) "Well, he is a politician."

• (Jack Malone) "Sometimes I wish I'd never quit smoking."

• (Jack Malone) "Good morning."
• (Danny) "Is it?"
• (Danny) "Is it? It's morning."
• (Jack Malone) "Man, you look wired."
• (Danny) "Wired? Wired is better than tired."

• (Samantha) "Heard you got a little wet."
• (Martin) "Beats sweating my ass off in the doghouse."

• (Jack Malone) "Easy money. Didn't occur to you that we'd be all over this?"
• (Unnamed) "I told her not to call the police."
• (Jack Malone) "You are hands down the biggest idiot I've ever met."

• (Jack Malone) "How's Sam?"
• (Martin) "She could use a few driving lessons, but, uh, other than that, she's all right. The sunshine treats her well."
• (Jack Malone) "Keep me posted."

• (Samantha) "So, she's on her way back right now and start her new life?"
• (Martin) "Yeah."
• (Samantha) "I'd hold off buying a wedding present."

• (Jack Malone) "This is what I have to look forward to. I'm going to take one of these out. What do you think of this: Uh, Jumpin' Jack Flash. Divorced, two kids, bad knee, grumpy workaholic. It's a pretty good sell, right?"
• (Vivian) "My husband's looking better everyday."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I'll bet."

• (Martin) "Well, the husband's a lawyer. They usually have above average intelligence; sort of."

• (Graham Spaulding) "Do I get my 15 minutes now?"
• (Jack Malone) "Your 15 minutes are over."

• (Martin) "Did you hear me?"
• (Danny) "Yeah, I heard you."
• (Martin) "You get something good?"
• (Danny) "Oh, yeah."

• (Vivian) "We're going to have to interview every one of these boys."
• (Danny) "Because he's a priest?"
• (Vivian) "Because he's a missing priest."
• (Danny) "H-he's a man of god, and he's dying, okay, so show compassion."
• (Vivian) "You know, I want to believe in him, too, but you have got to admit, they have been testing our faith a lot these days."
• (Danny) "I played on a team. The St. Benedict's Dragons."
• (Vivian) "I find it very hard to imagine you in a white communion gown."
• (Danny) "I didn't actually go to church. When I was 13, I got busted shoplifting a flask of rum from a liquor store. The judge gave me two choices: St. Benedict's after-school program or juvie. I figured a couple hours of basketball a day, how bad could it be?"
• (Vivian) "And how bad was it?"
• (Danny) "Father Orlando kicked my ass. Probably saved my life."

• (Jack Malone) "No, no history and history is written by the victors."
• (Vivian) "Winners -- and that's a cliché."
• (Jack Malone) "It's an adage. And it's an adage because it's true"

• (Danny) "Not you, too."
• (Jack Malone) "No, but thanks for asking."

• (Jack Malone) "Barry, what's going on in there?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Nothing. Everything's fine."
• (Jack Malone) "Well, I heard a gunshot."
• (Barry Mashburn) "It was an accident. Everyone's fine."
• (Jack Malone) "So nobody's been shot?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "No, no, no."
• (Jack Malone) "Well, then, what happened?"
• (Jack Malone) "Barry, what happened?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "One of the idiots tried to jump me. My gun went off, but it, uh, it-it shot into the floor."
• (Jack Malone) "Okay, okay. Uh. Let me talk to somebody else in there."
• (Barry Mashburn) "What, you don't believe me?"
• (Jack Malone) "Well, two minutes ago, you were talking about shooting people."
• (Barry Mashburn) "I-I never said that."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, that's what you told Samantha to tell me."
• (Barry Mashburn) "Well, she was just nervous. She-she-she wanted to get out of here."
• (Jack Malone) "Okay, well, let me talk to her."
• (Barry Mashburn) "No. No, you got to take my word for it. I don't want to talk right now."

• (Jack Malone) "Are we not talking? Is that, uh, is that what's going on here? You know, it's been two weeks. You still haven't unpacked the boxes at your desk."
• (Jack Malone) "What's that for, is that for my benefit?"
• (Vivian) "Don't flatter yourself, Jack, please."
• (Jack Malone) "You know what, Viv? I understand that you're upset. Just knock off the whole martyr thing, will you?"
• (Vivian) "Me? A martyr? Look who's talking. You walk around with the weight of the world on your shoulders. You know what? As far as I'm concerned, you should be back in Chicago doing what's right for your kids."
• (Jack Malone) "You know what? You want to take a shot at me about my work, that's one thing. But just shut up about my personal life, all right? It's none of your business."
• (Vivian) "Yeah, well, stop bringing your personal life into the workplace, Jack."
• (Jack Malone) "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
• (Vivian) "It means you screwed Samantha and dumped her like garbage. You go back to your wife, but you don't really try and make that work. You recommend me for a job, then you take that back. Then you come along and you say sorry, like I'm supposed to go back as if nothing happened. Well, you know what? You need to take responsibility for the things you do, Jack, and grow up."

• (Barry Mashburn) "Okay, you're going out."
• (Richard) "What about her?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "This isn't a discussion, "Dick"."

• (Raymond Deesy) "So, the FBI's giving out parking tickets now?"

• (Danny) "I don't understand why someone would come all the way out here to get in shape. I've got a gym nineteen blocks from my apartment."
• (Samantha) "Your apartment's also in the vicinity of three gentlemen's clubs."
• (Danny) "I like a little variety in my workout."

• (Danny) "He's got an ex-con working for him. Maybe this whole Laundromat, dry-cleaner thing is a front."
• (Jack Malone) "For what?"
• (Danny) "I don't know. Drugs, diamonds, illegal ferrets."

• (Jack Malone) "There's a lot more than pain here. There's a lot of secrets in this marriage."
• (Samantha) "Aren't there secrets in every marriage?"

• (Danny) "Miss Wright, don't come in here and ask me to make excuses for my brother. I stopped doing that a long time ago."

• (Maria Malone) "When I asked you to move to Chicago, in the back of my mind, I just, I never thought that you would say yes."
• (Jack Malone) "Yeah, I know."
• (Maria Malone) "And now I wish -- you hadn't."
• (Jack Malone) "W-what are you talking about?"
• (Maria Malone) "I'm so sorry. I don't want you -- I don't want you to come with us."
• (Jack Malone) "Why?"
• (Maria Malone) "I don't want to be married to you any more."

• (Danny) "Tired of Queens? Here's what eighteen hundred gets in the city."
• (Martin) "Aw, come on, they can't all be like this."
• (Danny) "You're right. Most of the time, the bathtub's in the kitchen."

• (Martin) "This Freud or Jung?"

• (Martin) "Mmm. And she didn't seem bothered or distracted in any way?"
• (Unnamed) "No more than usual. After you stand on your feet for six hours"

• (Samantha) "Yeah. I was married once. When I was 18."
• (Vivian) "Really."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, it was red hot for the first two weeks and ice cold the last four months."
• (Vivian) "Well, at least you understand commitment."
• (Samantha) "Thanks."

• (Jack Malone) "Grab that."
• (Martin) "What are you doing?"
• (Jack Malone) "Hold down the fort."

• (Samantha) "You wanna tell everyone, don't you?"
• (Martin) "Look, Sam, you already know how I feel, and now Danny's asking. But this probably isn't the best time to talk about it."
• (Samantha) "Fine, we won't talk about it."

• (Jack Malone) "This is all over a key chain?"
• (Danny) "It's the South Bronx, Jack. Kids get shot for a whole lot less there."
• (Jack Malone) "The cops don't have time for it, right?"
• (Danny) "No, but I do."

• (Jack Malone) "There's Frick and Frack now."

• (Barry Mashburn) "I-I-I don't need anymore false promises."
• (Jack Malone) "What are you talking about? We just started talking. There's no false promises here. What are you talking about?"
• (Barry Mashburn) "Let's just say people are liars, Jack."
• (Jack Malone) "Okay, let's just say that people are liars. Let's just say that. But I'm not, okay? You know why I'm not? Because I have to keep my credibility. If I lie, I lose my credibility with you and that's not good, because we have to work this out together. You understand? We have to work this thing out together."

• (Martin) "Are you any better with names like Dennis Ricci or Timothy Deleia? You were both."
• (Lucas Vohland) "Is this your girlfriend?"
• (Samantha) "I'm his partner."
• (Lucas Vohland) "You're a lot better-looking than his last one."

• (Martin) "Was that obstruction?"
• (Jack Malone) "No. That was frustration."

• (Danny) "Isn't it so much easier when they leave the Amtrak schedule right on the coffee table, and they've gone as far as circling the getaway train in bright red ink?"

• (Vivian) "Jack, you are not responsible for everything and everybody."
• (Jack Malone) "Are you done?"

• (Samantha) "Ah, thank you."
• (Jack Malone) "Looks like I should have brought you eye drops."
• (Samantha) "Yeah, and you look like a million bucks."

• (Rafie) "Papi was drunk. He was a bastard. I spent ten years between his fist and your pretty face."

• (Samantha) "Do you think Ricky did it?"
• (Unnamed) "I don't think he got a fair trial."
• (Samantha) "That's not what I asked."
• (Unnamed) "I know."

• (Martin) "How do you know the father took her? Maybe they were kidnapped. Maybe he was killed and then she was taken."
• (Samantha) "Even a psychotic pedophile is unlikely to target a girl traveling with an adult male."
• (Martin) "So without any evidence to suggest this guy was dirty you assume, this is a custody thing or incest."
• (Jack Malone) "Careful, Martin, she's got a thing about men."

• (Samantha) "Nothing but the rats and the roaches."
• (Danny) "At least you got company."

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