18 quotes
Unexpected Connections of Everyday Life
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
Ah hah, oh ho ho! Bagles and guns.
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The Demand for Confession
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
I want you to say it "I killed Calvess", "I killed Calvess"! Say it, say it, say it!
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Transformation Through Tragedy in Law Enforcement
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
I'll tell you this much I became a much better cop the day she died. Any hesitation I had about the job was gone. If we were on a bust I'd kick in the door, be the first one in.
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Investigating a Case of Dead Ends
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
They've got a dead cop and dead ends and they're reaching.
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Reluctance to collaborate in dangerous situations
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
I don't want to work with him if we're going to be playing eightball in some guy's head.
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Morality Beyond Rules and Regulations
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
A little girl being abused has got nothing to do with rules and regulations, but everything to do with right and wrong.
[about a haunting case he worked once]
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Tension Between Partners in Investigation
Henry Oak
What the fuck are you doing talking to her without me being here?
Nick Tellis
I brought her husband's things over.
Henry Oak
Yeah, and you questioned her. What for? WHAT FOR?
Nick Tellis
What is this, "mother may I"? You said we were gonna do some of this on our own, right?
Henry Oak
Some of this doesn't extend to her! And don't get fucking cute with me!
[pointing his finger]
Nick Tellis
Get your hand outta my face...
Henry Oak
If you need to know what she said about anything case-related, you refer to the file!
Nick Tellis
Yeah, I looked at the files, they're thin!
Henry Oak
What you don't fucking do is talk to her without notifying me in advance! That's not the way we do things!
Nick Tellis
Why's that? What's the problem with me speaking to her?
Henry Oak
Because... the problem is every fucking question you asked her she's already answered! She's been badgered and bothered by cops and cop questions for two fucking months now, and the biggest fucking problem is her husband... is fucking... dead!
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Determination to Seek Justice at Any Cost
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
The only thing you need to know about me is that I am gonna bag the motherfuckers that killed Mike. And if that means breaking any rule, any point of procedure then they're broke.
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A Cop's Haunting Memory of Innocence Lost
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
I remember one night. I went with the sheriffs on a warrant raid. This dipshit was selling meth out of his apartment. Just a stop-and-pop. Broke down the door, rousted the guy. I was in one of the back rooms looking for junk when I hear something. I turn around and see these... eyes staring at me from a closet. It was a little girl. A little ten year old girl. Naked. Shaking like a leaf; she was scared to death. Her stepfather was pimping her out for rent. I wrapped her in my coat, carried her out to the squad car. I went back... and I beat that motherfucker half to death.
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Confrontation with Coolio in the scene
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
Coolio" here tried to cap me.
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Questioning Involvement in a Death
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
You were there before he died. Tell me I'm wrong.
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Misunderstanding and Miscommunication in Conversation
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
Well generally speaking miss, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
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Confrontation Between Suspect and Detective
Latroy Steeds
I wanna see my lawyer!
Henry Oak
What did you say?
Latroy Steeds
I wanna see my lawyer.
Henry Oak
There are no lawyers, dumb fuck! It's just me and you, and I am in your shit for the duration!
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Desire for Stability Over Case Responsibility
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
I don't want the case. I want a desk.
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Consequences of Ignorance in Complex Situations
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
You are messing with something you can't possibly understand.
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Failure to Capture the Perpetrators
Det/Sgt. Nick Tellis
We didn't get em. We didn't get the guys who did it.
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Confrontation Reveals Cop's Identity
Nick Tellis
I'm about to ask you about another dead junkie named Dowd, yeah I know Dowd Indo Joe and that punk you used to roll with Jay Reed, you know how I know that don't you?
Eugene Deacon Sheps
How man?
Nick Tellis
Because I was and still am a cop
Eugene Deacon Sheps
A cop? You're trying to tell me you're a fucking cop?
Nick Tellis
Word.
Eugene Deacon Sheps
If you a cop why didn't you try to bust me back then?
Nick Tellis
Because you're way too little to bust, acorn.
Eugene Deacon Sheps
Fuck that shit. You forget something, I used to smoke blunts with you.
Nick Tellis
I don't care what you think, it doesn't fucking matter in the least, what I'm about to tell you does matter and you're going to listen like your life depended on it. A month ago an undercover officer was murdered in a pedestrian tunnel off Houston and West Grand. Someone beat him up and put a gun to his head and a bullet through it. I don't want to hear your shit about what you don't know or what you didn't do because we both know you don't got the nut sack for something that size so I'm positive you didn't kill him. His name was Michael Calvess. Take a gander buddy.
[shows him a picture]
Eugene Deacon Sheps
Hold on a minute man you mother fuckers come up in my crib, throw hot sauce in my eyes and try to blind my ass and now you want my help? You crazy?
Nick Tellis
His street name is Jimmy Fredricks. You know him. You know him.
Eugene Deacon Sheps
My bad. I know this mother fucker. I might've let him suck my dick once or twice.
Nick Tellis
You're going to act like a punk or you're going to get played like one. Now listen very, very carefully. They found smack at the murder scene, a mean fucking mix. You took some of the exact same stuff ten months ago and nearly killed your dumb ass. You don't have the chemistry or the sense God gave goats which means you didn't do the cook. Now Dowd is dead, so who sold to you?
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Cold Weather and Desire
Det/Lt. Henry Oak
Never too cold for pussy.
[to a prostitute working in cold weather]
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