Leslie Thompkins quotes from Gotham

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

You're the real virus, Jim. You seep into people's lives until you destroy them.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

[in a note to Gordon] Jim, I knew if I saw you I might not have the courage to leave, and I need to. I finally understand Gotham in a way I suspect you always have. It's a place where the strongest and the most cunning rule. Where the cost of survival is paid for by others, and everyone feels alone. Having the virus showed me the city as it truly was - as I truly was. In so many ways, the virus made me feel reborn. But if having the virus allowed Gotham to embrace its worst self, the cure should remind us there's always hope, a chance to remember who we can be, rather than who we are. I don't know if Gotham deserves saving, but if anyone can save it, it's you. And in return, maybe it can save you as well. And then maybe, one day, it will send you back to me. Until then, love always, Lee.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Tell you what, I'll be back in a few days to negotiate with whoever takes your place after you drown in your own blood.

Jim Gordon

What?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

You're the famous detective Jim Gordon, aren't you?

Jim Gordon

That's my name. I'm not sure about "famous."

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Notorious, then?

Jim Gordon

Nearer the mark.

Jim Gordon

Three dates, and I still haven't been to your apartment.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Well, what particular room in my apartment are you interested in?

Jim Gordon

Oh, I don't know. How's the kitchen?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Small.

Jim Gordon

Living room?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Dark.

Jim Gordon

What about the bedroom?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

The bedroom I think you'd like.

Jim Gordon

Do you know why you're here?

Jerome Valeska

Did you find out who killed my mother?

Jim Gordon

You killed your mother, Jerome.

Jerome

[stunned] Me?

Jim Gordon

You killed her up on that hill, and Mr. Cicero let you clean up in his trailer. He told you to scratch the Satanist stuff on the hatchet, and throw it off the bridge.

Jerome Valeska

Sir, that's absurd, and offensive.

Jim Gordon

But it's the truth. [looking at Cicero] What I don't know is why this man risked so much to help you. I think he's your father.

Jerome Valeska

You don't know what you're talking about. My father was a sea captain.

Jim Gordon

Am I wrong, Mr. Cicero?

Yes.

Jerome Valeska

He was a sea captain. His name was Sven Carlson, and he died at sea.

Jim Gordon

What was the name of his ship?

Jerome Valeska

He worked on a lot of different ships.

Jim Gordon

The one he went down in.

Jerome Valeska

[pause] She never said.

Jim Gordon

We can do a blood test to prove I'm right. It takes only half an hour to get a foolproof result. Isn't that right, Dr. Thompkins?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

That's right.

Jim Gordon

Save yourself a needle.

I do hate needles. I'm sorry, Jerome.

Jerome Valeska

What are you talking about?

He's right. I am your father.

Jerome Valeska

No you're not! Why would you say that?

You must have suspected the truth.

Jerome Valeska

You're not my father. My mother would never have...

Your mother was a cruel woman. She was often unkind to me. But she did once love me, in her way. And she loved you very much. That's why she gave you a better father.

Jerome Valeska

My mother was a coldhearted whore who never loved anyone, and she'd never touch a pathetic old creep like you.

All these years, do you think I was kind to you because I'm such a good man? If I wasn't your father…would I would have helped you as I have after what you did?

Jerome Valeska

[pause] My father. Hmmm, I’ll be damned. That’s very funny. [laughs and makes a rimshot noise] Looks like the bitch got me with the zinger in the end.

Jim Gordon

Why did you kill your mother, Jerome?

Jerome Valeska

Oh, you know how mothers are. She just... kept... pushing. And I’m like, "Fine, mom, be a whore. Be a drunken whore, even. But don't be a nagging drunken whore" ...you know? "Don't come yell at me to do the dishes, if you've been banging a clown in the next room! [punches the table] You know? [laughs maniacally]

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

There are plenty of things in this world that can't be explained by rational science.

Jim Gordon

Yeah, people who enjoy folk dancing, for instance. Doesn't mean ghosts exist.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

You say you want a strong woman to share this crazy life you've chosen, but when push comes to shove, you want me to stay home and bake cookies.

Jim Gordon

Not cookies, necessarily. Pie. Any kind of pie.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Ha, ha!

Jim Gordon

Hey. Sorry the date went south.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Are you kidding? Best date ever. Who gets to see a circus brawl?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

New case?

Jim Gordon

Sort of. It's an unsolved homicide that a uni asked me to look into. It's an odd one.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Ooh, how so?

Jim Gordon

I thought you were hungry.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

What can I say? You had me at homicide.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

I would never try to change you, Jim. Your sense of mission--it's part of what I love about you.

Jim Gordon

I thought it was my devastating good looks. That's a joke.

Leslie Thompkins

[on her answering machine] Hi, it's Lee. Go ahead and leave a message.

Barbara Kean

[calling from Arkham Asylum] Hey, girlfriend! Guess who? Sorry I missed you. Bummer, eh? I just wanted to say that... I hope you die screaming, bitch. Bye.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

So, uh, how do you go from being in the Royal Marines to a butler?

Alfred Pennyworth

Well, it is a bit tedious after a while. You know, parachuting into one global hot spot after another. Warlords putting ridiculous bounties on your head. Gets a bit boring, really.

Barbara Kean

So, Lee, how's Jim doing? I hope he's not blaming himself for this Essen-being-killed thing.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

You are one crazy bitch.

Barbara Kean

So rude. You know, I'm gonna make a prediction. Within a year, Jim and I will be back together. Want to know why? Because we're both the same. We both have a dark side. And one day, we will tell our grandchildren about this man-eating harpy who almost tore us apart! But in the end... love conquered all.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

[whispering] Please...

Barbara Kean

[leans in eagerly] What was that?

Jerome Valeska

Ah-ah. Hasn't been 10 minutes yet.

Edward Nygma

What do you call a three-legged cow?

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

I am terrible...

Kristen Kringle

Lean beef.

Edward Nygma

Or supper. At my place.