Danny Messer quotes from CSI: NY

Danny

(About a perp who is spending counterfeit money) What's he buying?

Lindsay

You name it... cigars, booze, jewelry, clothing... a lot of Adidas track suits.

Danny

(Scoffs) Who is he, Run DMC?

Lindsay

Look, honey, I can't get out of here. Can lunch wait, like, an hour?

Danny

Scheduled break, babe. You know that. It's now or never, sweetheart.

Lindsay

Are you mad?

Danny

Yeah... I am mad, but not at you. At, uh… Run DMC over here.

Lindsay

Felony lunch-jacking. I'll make sure they add it to his list of charges.

Danny

No more Sergeant Messer. Just a... plain old detective.

Lindsay

Does that mean I don't have to salute you in the morning anymore?

Danny

I still need you to do that.

Lindsay

You feel all right?

Danny

I mean, it wasn't easy giving up the stripes, you know.

Lindsay

It's the right move, Danny.

Danny

This is where I belong.

Danny

Wow. I can, uh... return to normal duty.

Mac

You're not relieved.

Danny

Of... I mean, of course I am. I am. But I can't stop thinking, Mac, how I treated these cops like they were my family, and they didn't think twice about throwing me to the wolves. I've been doing this job way too long (Sighs) I got to work with people I can trust.

Danny

Can't believe this, Mac. You know, I figured I could be a good boss, to guide these cops, help them avoid the mistakes I made.

Mac

The last time you dealt with Internal Affairs, I called you into my office. You remember?

Danny

(Sighs) Yeah, I remember. They decided not to investigate me on the shooting in the subway, thanks to you. You brought me into your office, you ripped me a new one for my recklessness... which I deserved.

Mac

You're not the same cop as then. You've grown. You're an excellent boss, Danny. If you were my sergeant, I'd follow you anywhere, and that's what I intend to tell Adler when he walks in here.

Why did Officer Cooper use your weapon?

Danny

I tell my guys to keep their off-duty pieces at home when they go to the bar.

But you were armed.

Danny

Yeah, I wasn't drinking. And thank God I had my gun. Otherwise, we might be investigating a cop murder.

Danny

Officer Cooper, she's smart, she's got instincts. I think she'll be a good cop.

Well, she speaks highly of you, as well. Says you're a great boss.

Let's review your choices last night. You went out drinking with your patrolmen, you brought a loaded weapon into a crowded bar, got into an altercation with a patron. Ended up the night half-unconscious on the pavement as one of your officers shot the patron to death with your own weapon. You seem capable, Sergeant Messer. Things you did in that lab... way over my head. But as a boss, you're way over yours.

Lindsay

Let me take you to the hospital.

Danny

I'm fine, babe. I got to stay here for them.

Lindsay

There's nothing you can do for them now, honey, except maybe bleed all over them.

She's right, Sergeant Messer. Can't mess around with a head injury. I'm Lieutenant Adler, Internal Affairs. How you doing?

Danny

It's not… it's not a head injury.

Great. Then you won't mind answering a few questions.

Lindsay

Actually, he does mind. We're on our way to the E.R.

You're not going to make me pull rank here, are you? You know you got to talk to me.

Lindsay

Look, Lieutenant. According to regulations, he has 24 hours before he can be compelled to make a statement. So he can talk to you then.

Mac

Run me through it, Danny.

Danny

All right, so, uh, we... came here for a drink after shift, just to blow off some steam. The guy in the white shirt, he's a sloppy drunk.

Mac

This was the victim?

Danny

Yeah. He got aggressive with Cooper. She said, you know, she told him to back off. He was reluctant to leave. So I showed him the door.

Mac

You identify yourself as a policeman?

Danny

No, Mac, I mean, the guy was wasted... I show him my shield, it makes things worse. The guy was a jerk. And I didn't give it a second thought... till a few hours later. Next thing I know, I'm looking up into the sky, my off-duty piece is in Cooper's hand and this guy is dead.

Mac

Why did Officer Cooper have your weapon?

Danny

I was the only one carrying.

Mac

It was three men that jumped you?

Danny

That's right, three of them. Foley and Cates, they start fighting with them. Vic pulls out a nickel-plated revolver.

Mac

Well, you didn't see that, Danny... you were unconscious.

Danny

That's what my people are saying.

Danny

I see what this is. It's an officer-involved shooting, talking three-ring circus... those cops are the main attraction, right?

Mac

Not just them. You're their supervisor. You were in the bar. Somebody got shot. The gun is missing. Bosses will want someone to answer. You're the one with the stripes, Danny. Get ready.

Mac

Triple murder in front of this bakery a year ago.

Danny

Markov... he's like the Sammy the Bull of Russian organized crime. That's why we got a dozen bodies on him.

Mac

Looks like it just went to a baker's dozen.

Danny

(Processing a bicycle) Hey, so what do you think of this fancy getaway vehicle?

Lindsay

Doesn't exactly seem like the expected mode of travel for a Russian hit man.

Danny

How you doing, Pavel?

(As he is being pinned against his car and handcuffed) Not so good. Looks like I got another parking ticket.

I think that's gonna be the least of your problems.

Danny

What do we got?

Jo

Bullet hole... bullet impact mark... burglary starter kit... gun...

Danny

Boom!

Jo

Boom!