[acting as Bobby Hill's boxing coach] No pain, no gain, don't be lame, don't go insane.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
[Bobby's boxing match is about to commence] This guy is a real chump, Bobby.
He couldn't hit the ground falling out of a tree.
[J.D. and Neal step down from the ring]
[out of Bobby's earshot] Bobby's dead.
Simmons'll kill 'em.
[trying to cheer Hunter up by changing the subject] Bobby's gonna put that bum in four different hospitals.
[talking about the possible corruption in the Midtown precinct] Occur to you whose precinct that was?
[pause, then] Yes.
Commander Cleveland of Midtown. Wouldn't that be something, Frank, if Ozzie got tarred with this brush?
I think the whole department would be tarred. I don't think there'd be any winners, Chief.
[he's been badly shaken by the uncovering of a corrupt judge and possible major police corruption] It scares me, not knowing who to trust.
We could start with each other, Irwin.
TMTony Marino
[glancing at the man in the cell next to him] What did he do?
That's the cop killer. Something you got in common.
TMTony Marino
He don't look like much.
The similarities continue.
This is a different precinct, Marino. You don't buy cops here.
TMTony Marino
[he's offering money to give him back his belt so he can hang himself] I could write a letter to my attorney. It's as good as a cashier's check. $10,000... just give me my belt and go away for a few minutes.
No soap, Marino, you get nothing.
TMTony Marino
Maybe I'm just trying to do the honorable thing.
It's not going to be that easy for you.
I don't have too many words, people... It's gonna be a difficult day. I know the caution Phil would urge on you: be careful out there.
When a warrior falls, there is no anguish more profound than that of his shield bearer.
I don't mean this to sound cold, but I had some business at the morgue this morning and I heard a rumor that he wasn't... 'dancing alone when the big one hit'.
You wanna make love?
It could cost you your life.
I'll risk it.
[reading Sgt. Esterhaus' last letter to the officers of the Day Shift] "Perhaps you'd thought you'd heard the last from me, but I desire to turn you out one last time before assuming the duties of my new assignment. There I'm sure we'll all be double-shifting together again; I hope not for a long time. Item one: the shedding of crocodile tears is strictly prohibited. Hoist a shot or two if you must, I'll look the other way, but not when you're on duty. Item two: let us not forget in their bereavement the loved ones of our departed fellows. Look in on Grace once in a while, my friends. Item three: remain my kind of cops. Find something of worth in each person, something to care for in each situation. Dress neatly, speak politely. You have declared your faith in society... keep that faith, it will keep you. Item last: though the Hill is generally considered the wastebasket of this city's law enforcement minions, I have found its denizens to be the fairest, most courageous and hard-working I've been privileged to know. Gentlemen and ladies, it has been a rare pleasure. Now pick your butts up and let's roll. And remember always... let's be careful out there."
CChaplain
In watching Phil teach our recruits, I experienced his compassion, his quiet strength, his joy of life, and his deep sense of responsibility. Let me read you a poem which conveys these qualities in him. [Starts reading] "I am at ease. It's end of day. My duty has been done. The hour calls me far away, beyond the setting sun. Meet me by the ocean's rocks, in the shadows on the lane. Find me in the snowflakes as they crowd against the pane. Or beckon me in silence, then listen to the breeze. And you will hear me always, for at last I stand at ease." [pause] Phil's wish that he be cremated was carried out earlier this morning. There will be no graveside service. God bless you and thank you for coming.
[Walks to chaplain] That was very moving, sir. The rock and the silence and all. Was that Simon and Garfunkel?
CChaplain
No, that was Phil Esterhaus. He wrote a lot of poetry.
[William Mullins has been threatening Joyce in front of Furillo] If she ever hears from you, if she even sees you across a crowded street, you better pray she stays healthy, my friend. You better pray she doesn't even catch a cold, or trip and turn an ankle, because I swear to you, if anything happens to my wife, I'll kill you.
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