Nick Vera quotes from Cold Case

His girlfriend. Leah.

Det. Rush

This have to do with the Valentine's?

The music room. He jumped her.

Det. Vera

What? Sexually?

Colin was the nicest guy on Earth, but I guess he's still a guy.

Nick Vera

You know whether Linsey and Mike ever met again?

She'd be dead if they did.

Scotty Valens

Which she is, Tim.

John Stillman

Nicky, how'd it go with Megan?

Nick Vera

Fine. (Everyone stares at him.) We're going to this place, tonight, hangout for high school.

Bow chicka wow wow.

Nick Vera

Shut up!

Lilly Rush

[about Rebecca/Linda] She miscarried in September of '85 and gave birth in October of '86. She had to have gotten pregnant again fast.

Nick Vera

According to the way Silver described her, that would have taken all of an hour.

Nick Vera

When's your birthday?

Tomorrow.

Scotty Valens

How you celebrating?

I'm 60, I'm almost dead, I'm going home tonight writing out my will.

Nick Vera

You stabbed a lady in '43 and spent five years in prison.

Woman got in the way of me and my dance moves.

Hey! If a worthless, drunk, son of a bitch falls down the stairs and no-one's around, did he really fall?

Vera

According to the police report, yes, and at your hand.

Vera

We asked around, heard your ex-husband wasn't the nicest guy, Antonia.

Well, that's the understatement of the century.

You can't take me there, on what basis?

Scotty

Obstructing a police investigation -88, New York bench warrant -94.

Det. Nick Vera

And irritating two homicide guys 2006.

Vera

So you's coming to the Sixers game on Wednesday?

Lilly

Uh, sorry I'm not into hockey.

Vera

It's basketball.

Scotty

There you are.

Lilly

Oh, you've been looking for me?

Scotty

Not me, some dude on a Harley.

Lilly

Oh.

Scotty

Yeah, Ray something or another.

Lilly

(depressed) Oh.

Scotty

Must be something personal. (Lilly glares at him) Just saying.

Vera

Guy on a Harley, always sexy.

Will

Sure there's nothing you want to share, Lil?

Lilly

Yeah, he shows up again, tell him I'm dead.

Vera

Priests are supposed to aim higher than the average slob.

My church is in a warzone, filled with desperate people, they sin to stay alive. You want to do some good for them, you get your hands dirty if you have to, for the greater good.

Vera

You think Susan could have harmed her?

She was radical, believed in making change by any means necessary.

Vera

I ain't doing that interview.

[after hearing Della Gardner and Nick Vera sing a lyric from Cabaret under their breaths] I hate musicals.

Nick Vera

Well, you wouldn't if you'd seen me as Danny Zuko in my eighth-grade production of Grease. Brought the house down.

Kat

Could've sworn I saw Muriel through the curtains.

Vera

She must leave the house sometimes, lie in wait whilst she gets the morning paper.