Scotty Valens quotes from Cold Case

Lilly Rush

(about the case file being water-damaged) Leaky pipes. Nothing but the best upkeep for the cold ones.

Scotty Valens

Yeah, this will look great in court.

Valens

Even back at Reeves High, stealing from the teacher's lounge.

That wasn't me.

Stillman

Prison, parole, prison again. Maybe crime isn't your thing.

Valens

What? Like that junkie you busted open back in '68.

Freak pulled a knife on me. What am I supposed to do, bleed on him?

Valens

So after tap class, Chelsea Cutler tended her bees...

Kat

I'm working on it, okay? Don't hate. And why do you keep saying "she", could have been a guy, you know?

Valens

Come on. You know how the ladies love to poison.

Kat

Better watch what you drink.

Scotty

It was broad daylight. No one sees nothing?

Will

Well, half hour after Kennedy was shot. Everyone's glued to their TVs. Three gunshots, the sixties were young. I was... playing touch football at recess.

Scotty

Recess? Thought you were like 45 when it happened.

Lilly

No, you're thinking of when Lincoln was shot.

Scotty

Got any names?

Yeah. Jackass 1 and Jackass 2. Hoping they're both dead by now.

Scotty

[Reading a plaque on the wall] 'A cadet shall not lie, cheat, or steal, nor shall he tolerate those who do'.

Lilly

Honor Code; notice they got one in every building.

Single-sanction policy, ma'am; one violation gets you drummed out.

Scotty

Pretty strict code for most mortals.

And on the Eighth Day, God created PMI.

What happened between Cadets Stewart and Butler was tragic and shameful. But if you're looking to spread the blame, I suggest you start with the courts.

Lilly

The courts... killed Kate Butler.

Do you know how many Congressmen have graduated from PMI? Twelve. Six Senators; eight four-star generals. Those courts ordered us to change the way we do things here! [Smiles ironically] Now here we are.

Scotty

Stuck installing women's latrines and tampon dispensers.

There are over sixty women's colleges in this country. Do you see any men banging down the doors, trying to get in? The value of a separate education, is that it is SEPARATE!

Lilly

You sound bitter, Moe.

Because of this catastrophic experiment, an army of lawyers and press stand ready to shut down the institution I love. The one thing I share with my father, and his before him. Excuse me, if I forgot to shed a tear for Hank Butler's daughter!

You trying to ambush me.

Scotty

Oh, we're going to do a whole lot more than that if you don't drop the immediate jackass bit and start answering our questions!

Scotty

I got your back, Michael.

You said the same thing to Alex... and look what happened to him.

My mother worked at Jones Brothers' Circus. She was a fortune-teller, I'm a psychic. Always felt that Mia's accident was anything but.

Valens

Then just tell us you you feel killed her and we'll clear this up by lunchtime.

Det. Scotty Valens

Just came to see how you were doing.

Det. Nick Vera

Well, five hours a day, I get to talk about my feelings. Can't sleep 'cause my roommate's up every five minutes washing the germs off his hands, and lecturing me about palm oils in my diet. Highlight of the day is taking on my fellow defectives in ping-pong. But other than that, things are looking up.

Kat

Had. Moving on.

Valens

He's a decent guy, good job, chemistry... Can see why you'd want to throw that away.

Kat

He's all yours.

Look, I'm sorry I dragged you into this mess.

Scotty Valens

Nah. I should have told you before.

Rush

I mean, I feel like I'm still responsible for her. But I don't know how to keep doing this.

Valens

She went through what you did, too.

Rush

Well, you would think it would have brought us closer, but I barely remember a time when we got along. When we were just sisters.