Peter Bishop quotes from Fringe

Peter

Third patient: Stuart Gordon. Just like Mr. Crampton, fourteen years ago Dr. Paris refers him to a mental hospital with the psychiatric equivalent of a cough, which then develops to full-blown schizophrenia. Two days ago he miraculously recovers. Apparently Mr. Gordon thought he was the actor Sydney Greenstreet and walked around quoting Casablanca. That's funny.

Olivia

What?

Peter

I think he looks a lot more like Peter Lorre. [awkward pause as Olivia doesn't laugh] That's a joke.

Olivia

You know, all my life I've been able to understand what drives people: their emotions, like greed, or envy, revenge, but Newton? These people we're up against? How can I fight what I don't understand?

Peter

Olivia, I know you think you're alone in this. Maybe that's because of what Bell told you, maybe that's just your personality, but this isn't just your fight.

Peter

[referring to Walter] Did you see the look on this face when we were talking to Mr. Slater? What do you think that's like for him? Wishing that he could turn back the clock to before he went crazy. He's just sane enough to realize how much he lost.

Olivia

I don't mean to sound callous, but from what I know of your father, going crazy made him a better person. It certainly made him a better father.

Peter

I should have visited him at St. Claire's.

Olivia

I think you're making up for that now.

Walter

Hello, I'm Dr. Walter Bishop. This is test subject number six.

Peter

What happened to subjects one through five?

Walter

I believe the university settled with them out of court. They probably never had to work again. Not that they could.

Olivia

I ran into a guy from high school this morning. You should have seen the look in his eyes when I told him what I did.

Peter

Like chicks with guns turned him on?

Olivia

More like I was a freak. Like I had suddenly grown a third eye. Ever get the feeling that doing this job makes you less and less normal?

Peter

[chuckles] Absolutely!

Walter

It's remarkable how Rose was willing to expose her secret to right a wrong. Brave of her.

Peter

You did something brave, too. The way you spoke up for those people. You didn't have to do that. I'm proud of you.

Walter

I'm glad you choose to see me the way you do. Very glad, indeed.

Peter

Were you able to get a hold of Rachel?

Olivia

No. I didn't try. She just went through all this stuff with me in the hospital, and she's still having nightmares about me being dead. What's the point of scaring her again? We are going to get out of this.

Peter

That's just like you. Even now you're protecting her. I thought that was the point of having people that cared about you in your life: to have someone to talk to when you're scared.

Peter

Give me the gun Olivia.

Olivia

Peter, they're going to shoot you.

Peter

They're gonna kill us all anyway. The cure is out there. They're lying to us. And you locked me in here.

Olivia

Uhh!

Peter

You betrayed me!

Olivia

Uhh! (diving for her dropped pistol below a vehicle)

Peter

(steps on her arm) Hyuh!

Olivia

(in pain) Agh!

Peter

(after grabbing the pistol, he aims it at her) Stay down.

Peter

I'm sorry.

Olivia

You weren't yourself.

Peter

It's lucky for me that you were.

Peter

[on the phone] You've got to be kidding me.

Olivia

Congratulations, Mr. Bishop. You've just won an all expense paid trip to New York City.

Peter

I thought I told you people to take me off your contestant list.

Olivia

Not according to our records. [smiles] It says here that you're a fan of fine dining and excitement!

Peter

Do you have a supervisor? Anybody there I could complain to, because this has to stop.

Olivia

Did I mention there's excitement?

Peter

[hangs up] Walter, wake up. We just won an all expense paid trip to New York City.

Walter

That's fantastic! I've never won anything before.

Olivia

I have a freakishly good memory. I remember everything. Not this. There's just nothing that's familiar.

Peter

Maybe that's a good thing.

Walter

I think I'm starting to understand why the process didn't work. You are different. You're not that frightened child anymore. I thought all we needed was a heightened emotional response from you, but I was wrong. We needed a specific one: fear! And you're not capable of that anymore. Not like she was. What we did to you, you found a way to protect yourself. You channeled your fear into anger, which is why you're so good at your job, but if you want to save those people you have to find your way back to that scared little girl.

Olivia

And how do we do that?

Walter

I don't know.

Olivia

[walks away and finds the room she was frightened in as a child, then sits in the corner]

Peter

Hey. Is this a part of Walter's test? Are you all right?

Olivia

No. I'm not afraid of anything anymore.

Peter

Olivia, you... [pauses] I've never met anyone who can do the things that you do.

Olivia

Peter, I'm scared.

Peter

Don't be. [they lean in to kiss each other, but Olivia pulls away] What's wrong?

Olivia

Peter, I'm scared! [runs out of the room, up to the roof to find the shimmering building]

Walter

Where are you going?

Peter

Me? I'm going out for drinks.

Walter

Who are you drinking with?

Peter

Olivia.

Walter

Agent Dunham?! A date?

Peter

No, just drinks. Apparently that's what normal people do. They go out for drinks. If you need to reach me, I'll leave the number of the restaurant right here, okay?

Walter

[knocking] She's here, Peter.

Peter

I know. I heard it, too.

Walter

Shall I get the door?

Peter

Absolutely not. In fact, it would be my preference if you could be someplace else altogether.

Walter

Oh, where?

Peter

Chicago? [opens door] Hey, come on in. I know a great place that's just a couple blocks away. I thought we could walk.

Walter

[notices Olivia looking at Peter as he shimmers] Agent Dunham.

Peter

I'll go get my coat.

Walter

Olivia, please don't tell him.

Young Peter

You're not my father, are you?

Walter

Of course I am. Who else would I be? And I'm going to make you all better.