David Rossi quotes from Criminal Minds

Morgan

Hotch would never have taken this case. And I say "case" in the loosest sense.

Rossi

Profile the facts as they are without bias. Isn't that what we do?

Morgan

What facts, Rossi? Look at us. We don't have a single file.

Rossi

Okay, let me help you out. Jump right in anytime. Fact one - there are no files, so it seems no case.

Prentiss

But what if there is?

Reid

One fire, fourteen deaths, five suicides.

JJ

All the suicides are connected to the original fire.

Prentiss

And all exactly two weeks apart.

Rossi

Come on, Derek, you can't tell me that doesn't feel a lot like a pattern.

Prentiss

And a timeline.

Rossi

Right?

Morgan

A lot of people lost their kids in that fire. That's a whole world of grief, and for a few... suicide's their only way out.

Rossi

Or someone decided it was.

Morgan

And made it look this way?

Rossi

What if they have?

Morgan

Then we're looking for one very smart unsub.

Rossi

How'd it go with Jack?

Hotchner

I just told him that I wasn't going to be around as much.

Rossi

How'd he take it?

Hotchner

He gave me a hug, and he said that everything was gonna be all right.

Rossi

Smart kid. Like his dad.

I am gonna take the skinny kid and Derek to the dumpsites. So, I got my cell, radio if anyone doesn't give you anything, just call me.

Prentiss

Great.

Rossi

She did say she wasn't good at names.

Prentiss

Remembered Derek.

Rossi

Wonder how she'll describe us?

Prentiss

Oh, I am sure I don't wanna know!

Morgan

[about telling off SSA Joyner] I know, I was out of line.

Rossi

You get too emotionally involved sometimes. I know the feeling.

Morgan

I just felt like Hotch was taking her side.

Rossi

There are no sides here.

Morgan

I know.

Rossi

The word is, they have an eye on you if SSA Joyner gets canned. People talk. But if she were to get fired, it would be because we didn't solve this case.

Morgan

Rossi, I hope you're not saying you think I want her to fail.

Rossi

Of course not. But I've never seen you push a superior like that before. So would you take the job?

Morgan

I don't know. It might be nice to finally be the one making the calls.

Rossi

And dealing with the politics of running a field office? That doesn't seem like you.

Morgan

BAU wears people out, man. Look at Gideon. That man was the best, and in the end, he simply ran away. I mean, Hotch hasn't even thought about cracking a smile in over a year. That man has to take a personal day just so he can have a conversation with his own kid. What about you? How many times you been married?

Rossi

I get it. But I'll make you a deal. If I think you're losing it, I'll pull you out myself. But right now, I see someone who wants to get back on the job. Or is there another reason why you haven't even touched that beer?

Morgan

Who in the hell thinks they can get away with murder in the middle of the day in New York City?

Rossi

Someone patient, who waits for the one who gets separated from the flock.

Morgan

[pantomimes holding a gun to Rossi's head] Bang.

JJ

Is that the spot?

Yeah, thereabouts.

Rossi

Are we boring you? Look, I know you don't like SSA Joyner. Fine, I get it. But we're here to do a job.

Have any of your people ever been cops?

Morgan

Chicago.

Then you'll understand. I take it real personal if something like this happens in my city. I was a beat cop during the Son of Sam. This is worse. He's not just going after one type; he's going after everybody. And I need everybody working on this case taking it personally.

Morgan

You have that.

We'll see.

David Rossi

What are you thinking?

Prentiss

It's like the end of The Dead when Gretta remembers the boy she loved when she was younger and she says, "I think he died for me."

Rossi

You know, James Joyce also said, "There is no heresy or philosophy so abhorrent to the church as a human being." Where can I drop you?

Prentiss

I'm gonna walk for a while.

Rossi

Almost seems unreal, doesn't it?

Derek Morgan

Don't do it! Don't do it, Paul!

[holds the gun up to his head] There's nothing left for me here.

Spencer Reid

Look at his wrist; track marks.

Morgan

What happened to you in that camp, Paul?

It doesn't matter anymore.

Morgan

Yes, it does. You kill yourself, they get away with it. If you testify, we can shut them down for good.

What good? I'm an abomination.

David Rossi

No, you're not. If you want to live your life according to a single message, go ahead. But try John 13:34 instead: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, you must love one another."

Morgan

The best way for you to do that is to put that gun down. Paul, you are a victim, and there are others being victimized right now that you can help. Wouldn't Mitchell want you to do everything possible to make sure that nobody else suffered your same fate? Come on. Put it down. [Paul does so and is arrested]