Sheldon Hawkes quotes from CSI: NY

Mac

Sheldon, you knew the samp didn't meet FBI protocol or this lab's standards. It could give you a false lead. We could end up bringing someone completely innocent. These results are circumstantial at best, and then you go and have Adam run the DNA anyway? I removed you from this case because you're personally connected to it. What were you thinking?

Hawkes

Mac, Colin Clark was in possession of a rape victim's necklace. His DNA on Eleanor's blouse proves he was near or on her body, he could be our killer and the rapist from eight years ago.

Stella

I realized that the evidence is circumstantial, but couldn't we still bring Colin in?

Mac

If we bring Colin in based on the results and don't have anything else to throw at him to get a confession, he could lawyer up, leave town.

Hawkes

So what do you want me to do? Just ignore the fact that Colin's sweat is on a murder victim's clothes?

Mac

The reason we follow FBI DNA protocol is to ensure an unquestionable conviction.

Hawkes

So we sit in here waiting for that perfect scientific connection, while Colin could be out there raping and killing another innocent victim. I don't know about you, Mac, but I can't live with that.

Stella

Mac...

Mac

Look, don't... try to defend him.

Stella

I'm not. Hawkes should have followed proper protocol, but he stepped over the line because somebody he loved got hurt by this guy.

Mac

Oh, come on, you know I know that.

Stella

I know. Just, just... I want you to hold on a second. You gotta realize that people can't just turn off their emotions when something horrible happens.

Mac

That's exactly why I pulled him off this case.

Danny

That looks to be male Caucasian.

Hawkes

Same as the foot that Mac found. Wrapping paper's a match too.

Danny

I'm thinking Christmas with the in-laws.

Hawkes

Honestly, I think what Danny's doing is selfish.

Lindsay

Really? Well, I see it as committed.

Hawkes

Seems to me he has a lot of other things to commit to right now, not to mention it's irresponsible to risk suspension when you are expecting a baby.

Lindsay

Hawkes! You transferred over from the ME's office, which means you are not a sworn NYPD. There was no decision for you to make. You can not say for sure what would you do.

Hawkes

Yes, I can. If I earned a distinction of being a detective, I'd be here whether or not the city can afford to pay me.

Hawkes

(cuts in on Flack as he questions Pino) Come on. What are you doing? The man just lost his wife.

He's lying about something.

Hawkes

He's scared, confused.

And he's your friend, Sheldon, so I understand why you're hearing something different.

Hawkes

There's no doubt Marty's made some mistakes. But I know he loved his wife. He couldn't have killed her.

Okay, then prove it

Hawkes

You got plenty of time on this name search. I mean, the kid's not even here yet. My mom and dad waited six weeks after I was born to name me.

Danny

Oh, they waited six weeks to name you Sheldon?

Hawkes

Yeah. What's wrong with that?

Danny

No, that's cool. That's a great name. I'll see you later, Sheldon.

Sid

Our victim was dying for several days before he finally expired from acute bacterial infection on that train.

Hawkes

Hang on, you're telling me that a bullet managed to hit the one man on a speeding train who was already dead?

Sid

I know. Worse odds than Atlantic City.

You don't know what I've been through. I was so scared. I tried to start over to change everything. I know you don't understand, not really.

Mac

I do understand, Dana. I understand it all, but I have to arrest you anyway. It's the toughest part of my job.

I thought I did everything right.

Mac

You came very close. You had a good teacher. You left no prints, no DNA, no witnesses. Just circumstantial evidence.

Hawkes

In fact, without a formal confession, it will be very hard to win a conviction.

Mac

(about the auction) Anyone hear a gunshot?

Everyone I spoke to said this room was in a feeding frenzy. The only thing they heard was the sound of some rich guy getting ready to dump six-hundred large on a necklace.

Hawkes

On a piece of jewelry?

Mac

Guess some people are recession-proof.

Adam

How's Lindsay?

Sheldon

Seven hours and counting.

Adam

She dilated past one centimeter yet?

Sheldon

(pause) That's kind of a personal question, Adam.

Adam

Oh! I'm sorry, I have - I just have eighteen hours and fifteen minutes in the Hours of Labor office pool... six hundred bucks on the line, yo!

Lindsay

(rushing into the lab) Sorry I'm late. The sitter was stuck in traffic.

Hawkes

(looking at her t-shirt) Whitesnake, huh?

Lindsay

Baby throw up on everything else.

Hawkes

(after seeing Danny conclude his therapy early) So what was that?

Danny

What?

Hawkes

Danny, you gotta try way harder if you're gonna get up out of this chair.

Danny

Doc, you know what? I got a policy, buddy. I don't take advice unless I ask for it.

Hawkes

I got a policy, too. I'm always up-front with my friends. And with an injury like yours, you should have been up out of that chair weeks ago. You're not pushing yourself.

Danny

Are you kidding me?! I'd like to give you five minutes of the pain I feel every time I take a step.

Hawkes

Danny, I treated hundreds of trauma patients that would trade places with you in a minute.

That s.o.b. took my money! He invested the employees' pension, and he lost it all. We trusted him! I don't have anything. I don't have a damn thing left after all those years.

Mac

Look at me. This isn't the way to fix it.

What? You gonna tell me that you understand? You can't understand. You can't possibly understand.

Hawkes

I do! 'Cause a month ago, I lost everything, too. I trusted someone with my money just like you did. A money manager who turned out to be a scam artist. Now I'm living with friends. Spending my nights out, begging for overtime, but mostly, I just sit there wondering what the hell happened. And the worst about all this is that it changed me, and I don't like what I've become. The secrets I've kept, and the pride that forced me to lie to my friends and treat people unkind.

Hawkes

I'm sorry. I didn't tell anyone because I was embarrassed. I'm smart, educated, and I was duped. And it wasn't like John Simmons or even his boss, Martin Stafford. They just trusted in the economy, and it let them down. Me, I got greedy, tried to play with the big boys, and I got stung.

Stella

It wasn't greed, Sheldon. It's called optimism.

Stella

I'm sorry.

Hawkes

I didn't tell anyone because I was embarrassed. I'm smart, educated, and I was duped. And it wasn't like John Simmons or even his boss, Martin Stafford. They just trusted in the economy, and it let them down. Me, I got greedy, tried to play with the big boys, and I got stung.

Stella

It wasn't greed, Sheldon. It's called optimism. You didn't have to sell your condo, you could've gone to the department, asked for an emergency loan.

Hawkes

I was living with more than I needed. I took the best offer while I had the chance. Unfortunately, it was before I had another place to live, so... I ended up staying with a friend, and... You know my biggest disappointment is that I may have to give up volunteering with the medical unit. With Angell dying, and then this money situation, volunteering was the one thing keeping me sane there for a while.

Stella

Don't you dare quit, you enjoy it too much, there are other options.

Mac

Hey, I've got an extra room. [smiling] It's not up for discussion.

Mac

(about the picture of Eckhart and his wife) So what are we looking at?

Hawkes

Manhattanhenge.

Stella

Manhattan- what?

Hawkes

It's a biannual phenomenon in which the rising or setting sun aligns perfectly with the east-west grid of Manhattan's streets. Sort of a Stonehenge-meets-concrete-and-hot-dog-carts kind of thing.