John Stillman quotes from Cold Case

John Stillman

Nice or not, no one gets a free murder.

John Stillman

[to Lily about George] Put him in those woods, Lil.

John Stillman

It's got to be personal – you don't stab someone twelve times just to rob them and then leave the car and money behind.

John Stillman

Cell phones were science fiction in '87, Scotty.

Stillman

I love the smell of toxic waste in the morning...

Stillman

Putting bangers back on the street your idea of cleaning up Chinatown?

Stillman

Talon, huh? It's time we stick our claws in her.

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.

Lilly Rush

Is there any reason why you're looking back on it now? Today?

John Stillman

[chuckles] What am I, one of your suspects?

Lilly Rush

Well, you're avoiding my questions like one. Alright, I can take a hint -- be mysterious.

John Stillman

You find Blanche, maybe we find out the reason why Sadie was going to New York.

Nick Vera

Like the geezer's going to remember.

John Stillman

[to Jeffries] You and Mr. Sensitivity track down all the milk companies that delivered to the boarding house, Rush and Valens will be on geezer patrol.

John Stillman

So, we're talking about a bullet fired 26 years ago for a gun we don't even know exists anymore.

Will Jeffries

Registered to a man we can't find.

Scotty Valens

Yeah?

John Stillman

The word longshot comes to mind.

Nick Vera

Maybe this Benny guy started the fire.

John Stillman

Yeah, right after he got shot in the face.

Nick Vera

Good point.

John Stillman

We got the FBI file on Jane.

Scotty Valens

They had a file?

Lilly Rush

And they gave it up?

John Stillman

Public record now.

John

Maybe when I'm done here I could buy you a steak.

Lilly Rush

I'm vegetarian.

Scotty Valens

He [David Lake] ain't wearing his glasses.

Nick Vera

So?

Scotty Valens

So... where'd they go?

John Stillman

I lose mine three times a day.