Jo Danville quotes from CSI: NY

Jo Danville

(about finding the dead girl upon her arrival at the crime lab) My first thought was, "It's a practical joke. You know? Welcome to the New York Crime Lab."

Mac Taylor

We usually sabotage a pair of latex gloves or have a tech pose as a dead body in autopsy, then suddenly pop to life, but murder? Not our style.

Jo Danville

Good to know.

Jo Danville

(on the phone) Hey, what's up? No. No. Because I said so. No, no. Absolutely not. Because I (looking at Mac, a bit embarrassed) said so. I love you, too.

Mac

Was that your son?

Jo

No, my momma.

Adam

Hello Josephine.

Jo

Jo.

Adam

Huh, really? It's not what it says in your file.

Adam Ross

I feel like I've forgotten everything, like I-I can't remember any of the details.

Jo Danville

Well, that's not uncommon, when the brain experiences trauma. Sometimes it locks up. But not to worry, cause I always carry a spare set of keys.

Jo Danville

Are you absolutely sure, Adam, it was murder? While I was at the FBI, we saw hundreds of fake snuff films and Internet hoaxes every year. Staged suicides, bogus kidnappings... it can be very convincing.

Mac Taylor

You're certain what you saw was real?

Adam Ross

(sighs) I saw a man in black walk up behind a beautiful woman and choke the life right out of her. I've never seen anyone get murdered before. Until tonight.

We don't know who our killer is. We don't know who our victim is.

Jo Danville

And our crime scene could be anywhere in the world.

Adam Ross

What?

Jo Danville

You deal with death every day. This case is no different. Man up.

Adam Ross

Are you kidding me? Jo, I saw this girl alive. She's not just another dead body on the slab to me. Oh, no, did you just do that so I'd spill my guts? Oh, damn it!

Jo Danville

Sorry, Adam. You can't keep your feelings bottled up. Contents may explode under pressure.

Unless what?

Jo Danville

Well, the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for your body's reaction to stress and right now, there's no question you're under a great deal of that. So you're gonna need to really figure out how to alleviate that somehow.

How about by telling us the truth, Torrey?

Jo Danville

It's a matter of your personal safety.

What the hell kinda mind games are you playing, lady?

Adam Ross

Okay, that's great. But I know why you're here. I've heard about your rep. So what, are you gonna blow the whistle on me now, too?

Jo Danville

You don't want to go there. Me leaving the Bureau to come here was about conviction and evidence and doing my job.

Adam Ross

Okay. I'm sorry. That w... that wasn't fair.

Adam Ross

I shared the final moments of Sass Dumonde's life. I, I... I heard her music. I... I saw her joy. I-I... maybe even fell in love a little. And then, three minutes later, it was... it was just over.

Jo Danville

When you cross paths with people like that, it's hard not to stop in your tracks. But believe me when I tell you... none of what you're doing now will bring her back. It will only bring you down.

Adam Ross

What do I do now, though?

Jo Danville

Go home. Go to bed. Come back in the morning ready to do what's right.

Jo Danville

Do this to you? Maybe because you beat her within an inch of her life.

I wasn't even at the house. I haven't been home in over a month.

Jo Danville

So from about 8:00 to 11:00, I'm just supposed to take your word for it that you were in your room? And the only person who can account for your whereabouts earlier that day is your girlfriend [starts writing down]

What are you doing?

Jo Danville

Math. Because you're not man enough to admit what you did. Now I gotta do Math. I hate Math. Half hour by train to get to your parents' place. 25 minutes to stand outside and build the courage to kill them. Another 40 minutes inside to do the deed and change your clothes. 15 minutes to puke and then find a place to ditch the bloody clothes. Another half hour to travel to your room (she sums up) Five... ten... carry one... two hours and 20 minutes, give or take. Plenty of time for you to commit the murder and get back to your room.

Jo Danville

Yeah.

Sid Hammerback

It's an interesting town. I've only been there once to testify before Congress.

Jo Danville

Oh, on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences?

Sid Hammerback

Oh, no, no. I was there to testify that they have no business restructuring the College Bowl system. I never got past the door. But the town is... is quite... lovely.

Jo Danville

Okay.

Jo Danville

Is the mother gonna make it?

Mac Taylor

She's not conscious yet but the doctors say she'll pull through. It's nothing short of a miracle. I've never seen anyone take a beating like that and survive.

Jo Danville

I wonder if I'd even want to. How do you go through life knowing your kid killed his father and tried his best to kill you?

Danny Messer

Ravarra come through the 116 last night around 2:00 A.M. Same time and precinct as Billy Travers.

Jo Danville

So Flack's going at Billy in the interrogation room and Manny's sitting in the bullpen being processed? Rookie cops.