Phil Coulson quotes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coulson

Simmons didn't have to go through quarantine- which is good, all things considered.

Mack

What exactly are these things that we're considering?

Bobbi

Everything that comes with being on another planet for months.

Fitz

Different atmosphere, different levels of oxygenation, different microgravity- every system in her body's out of whack. Cardiovascular, inner ear, respiratorial, got used to being... not here.

Coulson

Daisy, I need you to monitor all law-enforcement activity near Lincoln's last known location.

Daisy

How 'bout we take a team and go look for him ourselves-

Mack

No. The A.T.C.U.'s on a witch hunt for powered people.

Daisy

I'm not afraid of them.

Coulson

No, but they're terrified of you. Which makes them dangerous. Until we know where he is, you're not going out there.

Daisy

[annoyed] Permission to speak freely?

Coulson

[smiles] Do I have a choice?

Daisy

I could've talked him in, if you didn't put an unsolicited tracker under his skin.

Mack

If you didn't call to alert him, then-

Daisy

Why wasn't I told?

Coulson

We thought you were a little close to the situation.

Daisy

[angrily] Of course I'm close to the situation! You asked me to assemble a team, and I accepted. I didn't expect to be undermined-

Coulson

[curtly] You know what I didn't expect? A global outbreak, the A.T.C.U., their Inhuman manhunt. I didn't see all that coming, to be honest. I wanted to assemble a team, to get ahead of the problem, but that didn't happen. So, Daisy? [looks pointedly at her]

Daisy

I'll scan law-enforcement channels.

Coulson

Thank you.

[on Lincoln] He's extremely dangerous-

Coulson

He wouldn't be, in our custody.

We're not going to harvest him for parts, if that's what you're worried about. We're not Hydra.

Coulson

You say that now. What's so important about him?

Are you serious? He could bring down a plane. Feels like a man worth talking to-

Coulson

I have another theory: the President makes a big speech about this new organization he's put into place. I imagine that puts a lot of pressure onto you. [Price looks away] Pressure to show results.

[turns towards him]... You're not wrong. And that's why I'm taking him in. [glances out at the sea] But why are we here, Phil? We waiting to watch the sunset together? 'Cause if you didn't come here to make a deal, then what do you want?

Coulson

You have an ace up your sleeve, and I'm tired of waiting for you to play it.

Is that so?

Coulson

We have surveillance from the hospital, which means there's another picture, you chose not to put on T.V.

[after finding her team, Mack and Daisy holding each other at gunpoint] Everybody, stand down! S.H.I.E.L.D.'s not the enemy, and you definitely don't wanna piss off the young Agent Johnson here. [indicates Daisy, who glares at her] We've got about nineteen Agent Johnsons on our side, though none that can take down a building. [Coulson appears at her side] Rosalind Price, by the way.

Daisy

Coulson?

Coulson

It's okay. The A.T.C.U. is here to help.

Mack

Really? 'Cause the other day, they wanted Daisy's head for their trophy case!

Coulson

Agent Mackenzie.

Bit of an exaggeration- but, that was then, and this is now. And, right now, we're here to contain a threat, same as you. Fan out! [she and her team move out]

Daisy

[angrily to Coulson] I get that you cut a deal with them, but for the record-

Coulson

It's a means to an end.

Daisy

[sharply] Ours, or theirs?

Coulson

I think the conspiracy nut in you had a few too many lattes this morning.

Daisy

I did have a latte. It was a double.

Coulson

Where are you taking the victims?

That's classified. Oh, it's not fun when it's you, right? Can't believe I just said that to the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coulson

You know, I'm really not feeling the spirit of cooperation here.

Coulson

Mr. Frye, we can help you, but you have to trust me. This Lash is not some angel of mercy.

No, he's no angel. He's just a guy trying to do the right thing.

Daisy

Lash was tracking us. He knew where our truck was. He needed inside info for that.

Coulson

You think he's got access to ATCU information?

Daisy

No, I think he's in the ATCU. We know that he can transform himself into a regular size guy and back. What if he's hiding out as one of them?

Coulson

That's a scary thought.

Coulson

The ATCU is looking for a cure. I'm not suggesting that's for everyone, because it's not, but some people might want to...

Daisy

We are not a disease.

Coulson

I didn't say that you were.

Daisy

You can't just expect people to go through that kind of change and immediately have a handle on it. Do you remember how scared I was at first?

Coulson

Yes, I also remember you iced yourself so that you wouldn't hurt any of us. You've got to admit, things are getting out of hand.

So, are you gonna tell me what really happened? Cause I'm not quite buying this shark attack bit.

Coulson

You're not buying that? One of my men cut it off. Saved my life.

By chopping off your hand?

Coulson

Kind of had to be there.

Does it hurt?

Coulson

Everyday.

Phantom pain. The thing that's missing is the thing that you feel the most.

Coulson

Makes it hard to forget.

So maybe you don't. But it's also important to look ahead. See what's in front of you.

Coulson

How did you know that wasn't going to kill him?

May

I didn't.

Any sensible girl would swipe left in this moment.

Coulson

Honestly, don't know what means.

You're such a Luddite.

Coulson

You know I have a flying car right?

Yeah. It's from the '60s.

Ward

Now you know how it feels, Coulson, to have someone you care for bleed out right in front of you.

Coulson

Ward?

Ward

I gotta admit, it still sounds funny when you don't say "agent" first.

Please don't kill me.

Bobbi

Nobody wants that.

That's not very reassuring when he's got a gun to your head.

Hunter

I hate to break it to you but your brother isn't a very nice guy.

You're the one who just kidnapped me. What's wrong with you people?

Coulson

Ward hurt someone I care about. And as far as we can tell, you're the only thing left in this world that he cares about. Which means, you're the only way I can draw him out.

Okay... but you better finish him off when you do.

Hunter

[surprised] Honestly I wasn't expecting that.

It's what Grant's always done; hurt people and lie to himself about it.

Hunter

So all that talk about a "traumatic childhood" is... just rubbish then?

Sure, whatever he told you about our parents is true. See my Dad, he had some... real anger issues, and my Mom... well she had Dad issues. So they spent most of their time taking those issues out on us.

Bobbi

What about your brothers, you're close?

Christian was a lot older, so we never really hung out much, but Grant... he was my best friend. Protected me from Mom and Dad, and Christian. Then one day he... didn't.

Coulson

The day he pushed you down the well.

Grant totally changed after that. It was like he felt guilty but couldn't admit what had really happened. Instead he kept promising never to let anyone hurt me again.

Hunter

Slightly unnerving coming from the guy who just chucked you down a well.

Bobbi

You two keep in touch? Family reunions, holidays, that sort of thing?

Grant was 17 when he burned my parents house down with Christian inside. Ever since I've made sure to give him a pretty wide berth.

Hunter

[to Coulson] Pretty sound logic actually.

Bobbi

Well, you don't really seem like your brother.

Just because you grow up in a family of abusive monsters doesn't mean you have to become one.

Grant?

Ward

Thomas... you okay?

Is everything they're saying true?

Ward

Don't listen to them, they're the bad guys. They killed someone I love very much.

Then why is this happening?

Ward

They know how much I care about you. They wanna hurt me.

It's been almost 15 years.

Ward

I tried to see you, Mom and Dad made that impossible. They kept you hidden.

That wasn't Mom and Dad, that was me. I changed my name and moved so you'd never find me.

Ward

Why would you do that?

'Cause I didn't wanna let you hurt me again!

Ward

That was one time.

Really? One time? Then explain what the hell you did to Mom and Dad!

Ward

Thomas...

No you killed them! And Christian too!

Ward

You know what type of people they were, they hurt us both, I couldn't let that happen again.

Dad needed a walker to get around, who was he gonna hurt?

Ward

I know this is tough to hear, but sometimes you gotta do a bad thing for the right reasons.

Stop trying to justify what you did, just stop! You know they were my parents too? And yeah, they were horrible people, but you are so much worse! You set them on fire!

Ward

Thomas, calm down, listen to me for a second...

Coulson

Time's up.