Sid Hammerback quotes from CSI: NY

Lindsay

Hey, Sid, have you ever seen someone punch herself in the face?

Sid

Uh, no. Are you going to punch yourself in the face?

Jo

(About Frank Waters) How is it possible to misjudge a person so? I trusted this man.

Sid

And now he's suspected of murder.

Hawkes

What kept it burning for so long?

Sid

I'd offer the wick effect.

Hawkes

Right. Where clothing acts like the wick of a candle turned inside-out.

Sid

Feeding the flames a continuous supply of fuel in the form of melting human fat. It's particularly effective.

Hawkes

And particularly disgusting.

Mac

Ryan Richards was struck in the head, shot in the back, then lit on fire

Sid

That's what I call overkill.

Sid

Cinema quoi cinema, I'd have to say Manhattan.

Lindsay

No!

Sid

Yes.

Lindsay

No way, absolutely not. Annie Hall. Annie Hall over Manhattan any day of the week.

Sid

Well, Manhattan has a classic style and a Gershwin score.

Lindsay

Nah, it's black and white.

Sid

No, but it's just... you just prefer a more unconventional form of storytelling. I guess I'm just more of a conventional guy.

Lindsay

Nothing about you is conventional, Sid.

Sid

Are you familiar with the words of Heraclitus of Ephesus?

Mac

I'm not sure I got that memo.

Danny

Thank you for coming up.

Sid

Oh, don't be silly. I spend all day in a refrigerated room with no cell reception. I live for these invitations.

Sid

Why is the glass face on her watch in this last photo fogged?

Lindsay

Because it's so close to her mouth. She's breathing.

Danny

Right, so she might have not been beaten to death after all.

Sid

When did you find out about the accusations against your husband?

After we'd been dating for a few months. Keith wouldn't talk about it with me. He just wanted to put the whole thing behind him. And he said that if I thought for a second he was capable of such a thing, I should break it off right there. I didn't. We were married three years ago last week. And he's been nothing but kind, decent and honest.

Sid

Stomach contents revealed traces of arothron hispidus, also known as puffer fish.

Mac

Very expensive sushi.

Sid

And delicious. Her last meal was to die for.

Adam

(About the piece of spaceship) Do you know what this could do?

Sid

Uh, protect a tabletop from a wet drink.

Adam

Launch an industry, okay? Graphic novels, tv series, movie, theme parks, restaurants. I already got a name for it. Area 52. The A and the R are capitalized, because...

Sid

Oh, Adam Ross.

Adam

What up?

Adam

Since this is a ground floor startup, I'm willing to give you, Sid, 49% for only $284,000, yeah.

Sid

Do... dollars? Uh, well, that sounds like a bargain.

Adam

You know, you'd be part of all major decisions. I'd love to hear your business advice but of course, at the end of the day, someone has to have the final say.

Sid

I understand. In fact, I already have some advice.

Adam

Great, shoot. What?

Sid

Don't pitch this to anyone who can fire you.

Hawkes

(Removing evidence from a body) Sid, take a look at this.

Sid

Well, whatever it is, that's certainly a unique shade of green.

Jo

Not one of Mother Nature's own?

Sid

Oh, perfect timing, Jo. Uh, there's lots to tell you.

Jo

Well, start by telling me how our victim ended up in two pieces.

Jo

This man was cut in half by a chain saw.

Sid

Even more disturbing, the rawness of the surrounding flesh suggests that our victim was still alive when the sawing began.

Hawkes

Fortunately, the shock and massive blood loss wouldn't have kept him that way for very long.