Nicky quotes from Blue Bloods

Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

So how long was Detective Gee on the job before he retired?

23, 24 years.

Then he goes civilian and then he comes back?

You know. You miss the rush.

Oh, I so don't get that.

Why?

You're a pro athlete, sure.

Or you're a geezer rock band going on a farewell tour.

Matadors? A lot of them start their so-called final appearances in their 30s, keep going till they're 50.

But that's the same thing! The rush of the crowd. Cops, we don't get a rush of the crowd. We get a crowd screaming "Get the hell outta here!"

Maybe it's the satisfaction of service. Some of us find a nugget most days.

Well, I guess there's that.

Yeah. You don't think that's possible?

No, I'm sure it's possible.

What's the thing you say to me all the time? Something, something, a day in your life

Find something you love to do...

And you'll never work a day in your life. -

There you go.

Uh-huh.

I think I'm with Eddie on this one. I mean, there are a lot of things that I really love to do, and they don't really pay.

Not true. They're paying knuckleheads on ESPN right now for skateboarding and playing video games.

So there's hope for you yet.

Ha, ha.

I just mean it feels like a very long time since I had an outcome that felt like voilà.

What, like, rescuing a cat from a tree type thing?

Or reuniting a scared little kid with his family?

Well yeah.

Well, see? There's the nugget.

Yeah, forget voilà .

We're both in a business where no one walks away all, "Yes!"

The only victories are in making it a little less terrible for somebody.

Taking a rock out of their backpack.

And when you can truly say things could've been worse well, sometimes that's the rush.