Memorable Quotes from Laia Costa
6 quotesFamily Love in Uncertain Times
Larissa Cannon
Come on, sweetheart. Let's go back upstairs. What is he saying?
[to Katie; Katie taps in morse code to Charlie in caged coffin]
Katie Cannon
He says; he loves us. We love you, Dad.
[taps on coffin]
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A Mysterious Encounter with the Magician
The Magician
You're late today. You must have taken enough of my blood to fill a swimming pool by now. I wish they would stop playing this music. It's giving me a headache.
[''in Arabic'']
Larissa Cannon
You know my face. You remember my Katie, don't you? She wants to know if you'd like to see a trick.
[''paralyzes The Magician'']
Detective Dalia Zaki
I'm sure you remember what happens now.
[''in Arabic''; ''Closes the door, begin chanting the ritual that will transfer Nasmaranian from Charlie to the Magician'']
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Frustration Over Monkey Situation Escalates
Detective Dalia Zaki
I appreciate your frustration but I cannot dispatch officers to arrest a monkey.
[on phone]
Caller
I'll just throw it down my well then!
Detective Dalia Zaki
No, I would not recommend you drown the monkey.
Caller
Fine, I'll just shoot it.
Detective Ismail
Officer Zaki, you speak good English, right?
[hangs up Zaki's phone; Dalia nods]
Detective Ismail
Why do you want to join the missing persons department? Lose a cat when you were eight years old?
[walking with Dalia]
Detective Dalia Zaki
I'm allergic to cats.
Detective Ismail
You know, Officer Zaki, I've located one hundred and ninety-three people in twenty-seven years on this job.
[opens door]
Detective Dalia Zaki
That's on average seven-point-one-four people you saved per year.
Detective Ismail
One hundred and ninety of them were dead. If you want to be promoted in this department, you should consider if facing that many corpses is an equation you can stomach.
[turns to her; goes in interview room]
Larissa Cannon
This is her. This is just from a week ago.
[slides phone across table]
Detective Ismail
Are they tourists?
[to Dalia in Arabic]
Detective Dalia Zaki
Are you on vacation?
[in English to Larissa and Charlie]
Larissa Cannon
No, no. We live here. We've been living her for five months. He's a TV news correspondent.
Detective Dalia Zaki
They are here for work. He's a TV reporter.
[in Arabic to Ismail'']
Detective Ismail
I don't know his face.
[to Dalia in Arabic]
Detective Dalia Zaki
When was the last time you saw Katie?
[in English to Larissa and Charlie]
Larissa Cannon
11 am, um... then I went to work, and... you were at home with the kids. And that's it.
[to Charlie]
Detective Dalia Zaki
Mr. Cannon.
Charlie Cannon
About three pm.
Detective Dalia Zaki
The father was the last to see her.
[in Arabic to Ismail'']
Larissa Cannon
Wait, I have these. Somebody, whoever took her, was giving these to her.
[presents candy wrappers]
Detective Dalia Zaki
She says the girl was getting these as gifts. Sounds like she was being groomed.
[in Arabic to Ismail, examining candy wrappers'']
Detective Ismail
Or they could be lying.
[to Dalia in Arabic]
Larissa Cannon
What is he saying? What is he saying?
Detective Ismail
Always start by looking in the family. They might have accidentally killed her and are trying to cover it up
[to Dalia in Arabic]
Charlie Cannon
Hey. You think I don't know what you're talking about? You think we did this?! You think we did something to our own daughter?! What the fuck is your problem?! Are you going to fucking help us?! Send someone out there to find her! Somebody took our child!
[gestures to Larissa and himself; bangs table up and down]
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Seeking Safety Amidst Uncertainty
Maud Cannon
Where are we going?
Larissa Cannon
We're going somewhere safe.
[packing suitcase]
Maud Cannon
Is Katie coming?
Larissa Cannon
No. Not right now.
Maud Cannon
Why are you so bad at this?
Larissa Cannon
Because, we are in a rush, Maud. Okay?
Maud Cannon
No. At being my mom.
[breaks grinning at TV with a silhouette of The Magician on it]
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On-Screen Tics and Personal Style
Charlie Cannon
Babe, do I use my hands too much when I'm on TV?
[To Larissa, applying makeup in bathroom mirror]
Larissa Cannon
Um... isn't it one of your tics?
Charlie Cannon
My tics?
Larissa Cannon
Like trademarks. Like, you know, good night and good luck, or this "is the way it is".
Charlie Cannon
Those are catchphrases. I mean, do I do too much of this shit with my hands? Cause that could potentially be very annoying to viewers.
[spins both hands]
Larissa Cannon
You know what is really annoying? That you are doing it in my peripheral vision, so stop it.
Charlie Cannon
Oh, yeah. It's annoying.
[playfully approaches]
Larissa Cannon
Yeah.
Charlie Cannon
In your peripheral vision?
Larissa Cannon
It's very annoying.
Charlie Cannon
Yeah?
Larissa Cannon
Yeah.
Charlie Cannon
What about this? Is this annoying? Is this annoying?
[playfully spins her around; she giggles]
Larissa Cannon
Stop it.
Charlie Cannon
What about her? Is she gonna be annoying?
[referring to Larissa's pregnancy]
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Ancient Artifacts and Modern Trafficking Revealed
Charlie Cannon
What is this?
[''Officer Zaki shows photo on table'']
Detective Dalia Zaki
It's a basalt sarcophagus. Between two and three thousand years old. Katie was being transported inside it when the plane crashed.
[''Refers to photo'']
Charlie Cannon
What the fuck was our daughter doing in a three-thousand-year old sarcophagus?
Detective Dalia Zaki
If you want to smuggle someone or even something in this country and avoid detection, the best place is ]. Blind eyes are turned to the illegal trade of artifacts. It's the perfect human trafficking cover.
[[w:Ancient Egypt|our history]
Larissa Cannon
I think we should get back upstairs to her.
Charlie Cannon
I remember you. You were there the day she got kidnapped. You had a working theory then too, didn't you? You thought I did something to her.
Detective Dalia Zaki
That was my senior officer's opinion.
Larissa Cannon
Charlie, let's get back upstairs.
Charlie Cannon
And where's his expert opinion tonight?
Detective Dalia Zaki
Buried in ].
[[w:City of the Dead (Cairo)|Bab-al-Wazir Cemetery]
Charlie Cannon
Are you gonna do a better job of finding our daughter than he did?
Detective Dalia Zaki
Yes.
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