Robert Hawkins quotes from Jericho

Hawkins

You might want to get some black spray paint, you know, cover that. [Points at the word "Jericho" on the police car] Look, I know that you're telling people that is was an accident, and I hope it was, but if it was an attack, Sheriff and there's chaos out there, you might not want the wrong people to know that Jericho is still here.

Robert

You know, if you were smart, you'd let three months go by. Wait until everything calms down and then you would go in there quietly in the middle of the night and you would kill Constantino in his sleep. 'Cause that I would understand. But this, this is just you making a big show out of it, Jake, and it is both dangerous and stupid.

Hawkins

What happens in the next few hours could determine the course of things for years to come. Y'know, maybe our history for the next hundred years. That is the responsibility we got here. And if that comes at a terrible cost, then so be it, because that's the only way things get better and the way people stay free. That's why I do what I do.

You take a shower?

Allison

Nothing gets past you.

Go clean the tub and fill it up.

Allison

Why?

The water doesn’t get to that shower by magic. If the power goes out again, so do the pumps that get it there, so we store what we can. That is why.

Darcy

She is your daughter, Rob, not your employee.

Well, she needs to talk less and listen more.

Darcy

You need to learn to ease up on her.

Darcy, I don’t know how long I’ll be here, so whatever I gotta teach her, it needs to happen now.

Come on out here. Hey!

Allison

Are all those cities gone?

What do you think?

Allison

How do you know?

I don’t for sure [sighs] Okay. Those are the cities I heard about through the HAM radio, and the satellite feed before the EMP.

Allison

How come your laptop isn’t fried like everyone else’s?

It’s ruggedized. It is built to withstand an EMP. The, um…the government issues them, baby.

Allison

So you’re some kind of spy? That’s why you moved us here. You knew this was going to happen. Why do you have that gun, what’s it for?

Shooting. And I think it’s probably time you learned how. You see the way things are going you may have to defend yourself one day. Do you understand?

Darcy

So why you heading off to play cop?

Robert

Because people are starting to react to the fact that no one is coming to save them. Okay? No one. Because the world we knew does not exist anymore. So if we can’t keep order, we will not survive.

Darcy

Allison give me a minute with your father.

Allison

Mom, I just--

Darcy

Now! (Allison walks away) What the hell are you doing scaring our kids about the end of the world Robert?

Robert

Well, they have to understand what’s going on.

Darcy

You haven’t been around in four years. I’m the parent here. I’ll decide what they need.

Gray

Thanks for talking with us, Robert.

Hawkins

No problem Gray. What’s this all about?

Gray

Well, when I was in Topeka people were saying that all of this could be a first step in a foreign invasion except that getting all of these bombs into the country would be difficult…

Hawkins

Without help on the inside.

Gray

Exactly.

Hawkins

How do you even know that that badge is real?

Gray

I guess, I don’t.

Hawkins

The fakes are usually made of aluminum. It’s cheaper, lighter. If it’s heavy [drops badge on the table] that’s how you know. Don’t just assume that just because someone has one of these that it’s real, especially not these days.

Gray

But why didn’t you say anything?

Hawkins

Because I don’t know you. I don’t know who I can trust. You see, the bureau was tracking some suspicious contacts between unknown people in this area of Kansas and terrorist groups abroad.

Gray

What kind of contacts?

Hawkins

Pay phone calls, money transfers. You know I was relocated to investigate undercover, Mr. Anderson and as far as I’m concerned, I am still on the job so I would appreciate your discretion.

Gray

No, of course, Jimmy’s the only one that knows I’ll make sure it stays that way.

Hawkins

The people who did this they will try to do this again. We can’t let that happen.

Hawkins

This isn’t your first run in with Ravenwood, is it?

Jake

Why?

Hawkins

You go off on your road trip; all of a sudden they’re headed for Jericho. Would’ve thought you’d be more careful is all.

Jake

You think I led them here on purpose?

Hawkins

Hey, I’m just trying to put the pieces together, Jake.

Jake

Let me make it easy for you, my family lives in Jericho.

Hawkins

So does mine.

Jake

Everything I do, I do to protect them.

Hawkins

Same here, man.

Jake

Well then let’s stop screwing around and get it done.

Jake

Let me guess—this isn’t your first run in with these guys either, is it?

Hawkins

You know there’s only one thing I need to know from you, Jake.

Jake

What?

Hawkins

Would you even know when you’re in over your head?

Johnston

Let me get this straight. We’re talking about Vietnam era planes flying through Kansas airspace doing a Chinese drop and they’re using U.S. Air Force equipment to do it.

Robert

Sounds about right.

Eric

In what world does that make sense?

Jake

Ours.

Darcy

You let them out of there right now Robert or so help me I’ll start screaming.

No, you listen to me very carefully, in 5 seconds I’m getting on this truck and I am leaving Washington for good and I did not come here to discuss this with you, now you can either trust me and come with us or you can stay here, but you will never ever see your children again.

I have something in my possession, and there’s people out there that want it, that will stop at nothing to get it. And that puts you, me and the kids in danger here.

Darcy

Ok, so th-then we go. I trust you. Robert, do..do you trust me?

Yeah.

Darcy

Then listen to me. Okay, Sarah is not on our side. Now whatever’s gone on between the two of you, I’m telling you, Robert she’s not here to help us.

Hawkins

This is my family, Sarah.

It never mattered before.

Hawkins

Yeah, well, now it does.

What’s it going to take, someone slitting your wife’s throat before you get it?

Hawkins

Hey, Hey…..You’re right. We will drop them at the safe house and then we’ll keep moving.

It’s the right thing for them.

Hawkins

Yeah.

How can I be sure you won’t follow me?

I won’t follow you.

Not if I take your son with me you won’t.

Darcy

My God.

I’ll leave him just outside of town.