Scotty Valens quotes from Cold Case

Scotty Valens

[to Deborah] Did you kill him? Because that would solve our case.

Scotty Valens

I could win ten grand over there, I still ain't paying a cabbie 300 bucks to drive me home.

Scotty Valens

[about Elisa's letter] She wrote about this birthday party. Her friend turning 14 and how we're both there sneaking looks and talking about how the river smells, and in her head, she's waiting for the light to fade so I can hold her hand in the dark and no one would see. Don't tell me that note is the end. It's the beginning.

Scotty Valens

And made 89 bucks to boot.

Valens

They say causal Friday, what are you trying out for the team mascot, Nick?

Lilly Rush

We're here to talk to you about Bennett Cahill.

Did something happen to him?

Scotty Valens

No. Alive and kicking.

Scotty Valens

[regarding cold cases] So, what, I work a few of these and then go on the line?

Lilly Rush

You act like this is the B list, Scotty.

Scotty Valens

Ain't it?

Lilly Rush

Not to me.

Scotty Valens

Who's that charmer?

Lilly Rush

A.D.A Kite, he's above cops.

Scotty Valens

Ain't above checking you out.

Scotty Valens

[about case files] They get jumbled up a lot?

Things are getting better. People are learning the alphabet. Except Vera.

Scotty Valens

9-1-1 call in came in at 11:16 pm, a few minutes after Rosie and Toya hit the ground. Voice was a black male, never ID'd.

Lilly Rush

Plus Rosie's landlady reported a black male running from the scene.

John Stillman

Black man hauling ass through a Lilly-white Port Richmond? Stands out like Vera in a bikini.

Scotty Valens

People make mistakes. They clean up.

Lilly Rush

Your mom ever forget to feed you 'cause she was too drunk or tired or out looking for a man?

Scotty Valens

[pause] Nah.

Lilly Rush

Toya's a dime a dozen. Unwanted kid. Mom runs out of food stamps, makes an excuse why there's no dinner tonight or, uh, no breakfast, either, so thank God for the free corn flakes at school, if you get there early, and maybe some kid'll give you scraps out of his lunch box later on.

Scotty Valens

So your mom was going through bad times.

Lilly Rush

Scotty, there was never a good time.

Scotty Valens

We can't get a car for another hour.

Lilly Rush

OK.

Scotty Valens

Pretty pathetic, the department don't get enough cars to go around.

Lilly Rush

You're just now noticing our crap resources?

Lilly Rush

You waste your money on the daily numbers?

Scotty Valens

Every morning.

Lilly Rush

Five bucks down the drain.

Scotty Valens

I can afford it.

Lilly Rush

So what do you do if you win? You going to retire?

Scotty Valens

Nah, I'd keep doing what I do. I'd just dress sharper if that's possible. And brag a lot more.

Lilly Rush

If that's possible.

Scotty Valens

So you stalked her?

I pursued her... with too much enthusiasm.

Scotty Valens

Did you ever actually see him or his pals hit the boy?

If I would've seen something, I would've intervened. I'd have kicked those... African-American young gentlemen's asses.