Danny Messer quotes from CSI: NY

Adam

(sees Danny slowly walking down the hallway with the a cane) Race you to the end of the hallway. Oh, hey! Just a little humor there.

Danny

Yeah, well, uh, where are we at on this hotel-room murder?

Adam

Well, behind door number one, we have a silver vase, champagne bottle and all the matching stemware. Behind door number two, we have a wool ski-mask, presumably worn by the killer. So, what's it going to be, Messer?

Danny

It's going to be door number one.

Adam

Ah. Feeling lucky about getting some prints, huh?

Danny

No, it's just a little closer.

This was not the first time our vic was robbed.

Danny

Yeah, I don't think you can claim New York residency unless you've been robbed twice, no?

Lindsay

What are you thinking?

Danny

(eyes a stained Hawaiian hula-doll on the dashboard) Besides the fact that you and I have never had a honeymoon, I'm thinking that might be blood.

Stella

(seeing Danny walk without help) Hey! On your own two feet and looking good, Messer.

Danny

Not bad, huh? First the wheelchair, now no more cane. Done.

Stella

Yeah. You know, that was one of the scariest moments and I'll never forget it when you said you couldn't move your legs.

Danny

When I saw the blood on my hands, I mean, I thought that was it.

Stella

Yeah, well, it wasn't your time.

Danny

Yeah, let's go with that.

Mac

Eckhart was supposed to meet his wife at Lincoln Center after work.

Stella

But when he was running late, he told her to go to the surveyor's office instead.

Mac

Figured if they were going to miss the show, they might as well be together.

Danny

So, he blamed himself as much as everyone else.

Lindsay

Maybe more.

Hawkes

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Stella

And sometimes the fate of others.

Danny

Jones put up seed money for Harding's invention business. But it sounds like their deal eventually went sour 'cause Harding filed a suit in 1923 for patent infringement but it was dismissed. Jones comes up missing shortly after.

Mac

Sam Harding had motive to make that happen. Harding thought Jones stabbed him in the back and when he didn't win in court, he got revenge.

Danny

We just solved an 86-year-old murder. Not bad for a half a day's work.

Mac

Well, it gives us the rest of the day to tackle the remaining unanswered questions: who broke into the penthouse? And who made the 911 call?

Stella

Hey, Danny, I'm waiting for your 'boom'.

Danny

Ah, no more 'booms'. Lindsay made me promise. She's afraid it's gonna be Lucy's first word.(keeps checking the car) Boom! This is our car.

I wasn't in no alley and I didn't torch nobody, man.

Danny

Your DNA was on a cigarette butt that ignited the fire.

I ain't capable of that kind of violence.

Robbery. Burglary. Assault. You got a resume for that kind of violence.

Danny

This is a step up for you.

Lindsay

(enters the locker room to see Danny with a back support under his shirts) What is that?

Danny

Nothing. Just precautionary. My back's been acting up. Probably just pulled something.

Lindsay

When?

Danny

A few weeks ago, when Flack and I were chasing Hollis Eckhart.

Lindsay

You know, Danny? Maybe you came back to work too soon.

Danny

And what are our other options, Linds? I take any more sick days, they'll force a medical leave on me.

Lindsay

Well, look on the bright side. You'd get to spend more time with Lucy. You are her favourite.

Danny

(swallows a pill) It'll be fine (leans forward and kisses the corner of her mouth) Don't worry about it.

Lindsay

(answering her phone) Lindsay Messer.

Danny

Hey babe, it's me.

Lindsay

Are you still at the acupuncture studio?

Danny

Yeah, no, I'm still here and, erm, I think somebody just lifted my wallet.

Lindsay

Are you sure you had it with you?

Danny

(getting anxious) No, no, I'm sure it was in here. They got everything... I mean, M-my-my-my wallet, my-my cards, my money, even my grandfather's dog tags. My badge.

Lindsay

Can you talk to the owner? Maybe he saw something.

Danny

They got my badge, Lindsay, what am I going to do?

Lindsay

All right, look, we'll find it, Danny, okay? Don't beat yourself up. Just come back here, we'll figure something out.

Danny

Last week, my dog tags were stolen, obviously. My wallet and my badge.

What? Where did this happen?

Danny

My back's been bothering me, so I go to this acupuncture joint. I come out of the treatment, go back to my locker. Everything's gone, except my clothes.

Did you report your shield stolen?

Danny

No. I mean, I don't want to make a big deal about it... yet.

It's a big deal.

Danny

I know.

Now some nut job's running around the city with your shield. Damn it!

(looking around the store) This is certainly a step up from the place my Uncle Teddie used to pawn his cufflinks when he needed a drink.

Danny

(lauhgs a bit) Yeah. Bars and pawnshops recession-proof.

Guess so.

Stella Bonasera

How's it going?

Danny Messer

Feeling old.

Stella Bonasera

I'd say it was the cold weather, but you're too young for aches and pains like that.

Danny Messer

Well, Mac asked Adam to develop our vic's roll of film. Kid had no idea what he was talking about. Digital generation.

Stella Bonasera

I hope you hit him.

Danny Messer

Oh, I did.

That's a relief.

Danny Messer

What?

She's got a bed.

Danny Messer

What'd you think? She had a coffin? [Looking at photographs] She had a nice eye. Obviously put a lot of time into these photographs.

Oh! She obviously put a lot of time into some interesting reading habits as well. [Found several books related to vampires] The awakening, Confessions of a Vampire.

Danny Messer

Are you serious? How does one get involved in this? I mean, when do you have that moment of deciding: I wanna suck someone elses blood off?

I don't know. Whatever happened to kids playing stickball and manhunt?

Danny Messer

Yeah, Yeah. Suddenly, its... eh... being pale, and skinny, and having sharp teeth and great hair. That's the way to go.

Lindsay

Somebody did a bad thing to a good fencooler.

Adam

You a racing fan?

Lindsay

Anything that rips it up 200 miles an hour, you gotta respect.

Danny

Haha...that's my girl. You grow up in Montana and you love race cars.

Maybe stop cars, but open wheel...that's a whole different thing.

Adam

I know what you mean. Paddle-shift versus stick, front rear wings and you have the whole LCD steering wheel that you basically need an engineering degree to operate.

Lindsay

You race?

Adam

Playstation.

Adam

Those games are very realistic.

Danny

All right, Speed Racer, calm down.