Sid Hammerback quotes from CSI: NY

Sid

Did you know that between 400 and 1400 A.D. there was a common belief that mummia was a potent medicine with curative powers? People used to grind up mummy parts and put them on their bodies to get well when they were sick.

Stella

(musing) Mmm, take two milligrams of mummy and call me in the morning.

Sid

(chuckles) Something like that.

Mac

Sid, I thought you had hobbies outside of work.

Sid

I take it my interest in the history of my profession and the fascinating world of the post-mortem does not strike you as an enjoyable pastime?

Mac

(to Stella) Let's take him to a Jets game this weekend

Sid

I'm thinking maybe I missed something.

Mac

Sid, Natalie was pronounced dead in Michigan. Why are you blaming yourself?

Sid

Because I dismissed her mother's suspicion as that of a grieving parent. Perhaps if I'd looked more closely, I might have been able to prevent the death of her teammate.

Sid

I'm thinking she had an allergic reaction to something. Question is: was it intentional or accidental?

Mac

Well, even if it was accidental, we're still dealing with someone who dumped her body into a hot tub rather than call 911.

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.

Sid Hammerback

Oftentimes, damage to the temporal lobe results in seizures and those seizures have a tendency to start in the hands.

Mac Taylor

So it's possible the movement of her finger up and down was involuntary. You think I made a mistake showing her the photograph?

Sid Hammerback

Well, like you said, she was responsive and obeying commands. I hate to play devil's advocate here, Mac, but a defense attorney would have a field day with that ID. Bottom line, we don't have a picture of what happened in her brain when she moved her finger. So there's just no way to know if her ID is reliable.

Mac Taylor

And now she's defending her son.

Jo Danville

(To Sid) Can you tell us anything about the nature of the blunt-force object?

Sid Hammerback

(Stares at her, doesn't say anything)

Sheldon Hawkes

Sid?

Sid Hammerback:

I'm sorry, I just wasn't prepared for you to be so...

Jo Danville

Female? (smiles)

Sheldon Hawkes

Torres was a big time gangster, but I guess it's true what they say: you live by the gun...

Sid Hammerback

You get gunshot wounds.

Sheldon Hawkes

This is gonna get ugly.

Sid Hammerback

Indeed. Do you prefer heads or tails?

Sheldon Hawkes

Does it really matter?

Sid Hammerback

In that case, you can have tails.

Sid Hammerback

Uh! Under the circumstances, I suggest we apply the tried-and-true Band-Aid method.

Sheldon Hawkes

Band-Aid method?

Sid Hammerback

One, two, three... pull!

Sid Hammerback

I enhanced the tattoo on the radial border of the Vic's upper arm and discovered this, what appears to be a wee little leprechaun holding a... basketball?

Jo Danville

Looks like a homemade rendition of, what? The Boston Celtics' mascot?

Sid Hammerback

Oh. Well, not a very good one.

Sheldon Hawkes

I miss the no-vacancy sign out front?

Sid Hammerback

(laughs) Uh, standing room only. Three DUI vics in the corner, a robbery gone bad and a pair of unrelated suicides against the wall over there.

Sheldon Hawkes

Perfect timing for a sniper attack.

Sid

Mac Taylor. Now, there's a sight for sore eyes.

Mac

It's good to be back, Sid.

Sid

So, what's it like?

Mac

What is what like?

Sid

On the outside. You made it, man... you were free. What did that feel like?

Mac

It felt good. I'm very happy with what I accomplished.

Sid

A piece of skin. Found it attached to the victim's clothing.

Mac

Is that some kind of reptile or a fish?

Sid

Yes, you're correct. It's from a reptile.

Mac

It's good to be back.

Mac

Shoot to stop.

Sid

Hmm?

Mac

What you're taught at the academy. Fire in bursts of twos and threes.

Sid

Yet here we have a single gunshot wound to the chest, almost perfectly placed. Bullet lodged in the heart.

Mac

Could mean Officer Cooper kept cool. Took an opportunity. Lucky shot in an unlucky situation.

Sid

Of course, he may not have had a gun at all, Mac. In which case, she fired by mistake and killed an unarmed man.

Hawkes

Nothing's ever easy.

Sid

I've seen you put a slug together with less.