Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Season 1
Let me tell you about you, Kovac - you're a bully. You didn't train him, you broke him down.
I broke him down to build him back up. You and Gabriel took the fight out of him. That's why he couldn't close.
You are truly out of your mind.
You took away his killer instinct. I gave it back to him.
[after beating Kovac to death] You know the last thing he said? "You're gonna thank me."
My daughter is not a murderer and she is not a lesbian.
Which of those scares you more, Mr. Richmond?
[about Manor Hill] It's Lord of the Flies up there.
My interest is piqued.
"Piqued"?
It's my new word for the week.
You know, one of the first cases I ever caught, guy was lying on the kitchen floor with his throat cut. There was a trail of blood out the door, all the way down the hall to the next apartment. So I go, knock on the door, a guy answers with a machete, covered in blood.
Yeah? What did he say?
"It was an accident."
This job. It's either tragic or stupid. Usually stupid.
Yeah, but even when it's stupid, they usually have some kind of a reason.
But this kid. Just for the thrill of it.
But that's the thing. He didn't even enjoy it.
[about Driver] It's not personal; I just can't stand the woman.
The only person who could possibly know that a priest talked to us is in the Queen's DA's office - Terri Driver.
You're telling me a top ADA is ratting out a prison priest to a con?
She's running for Attorney General. Who knows what she'd do to protect her reputation?
For now, it's a coincidence.
Coincidence? Do you believe in the Easter Bunny too?
What's the matter, do you miss Staten Island?
Take care of yourself, detective, and may God watch over you.
[Chris Noth's last line on the series] That ought to keep Him busy.
Nicole Wallace. I'm told she's your white whale.
There's a theme here, Bobby. Did you ever ask yourself "Why?" Why nobody ever came through for you? You think it was your fault?
Yes. I've thought that.
It isn't, you know. They failed you. You did everything you could for them. And more.
[Goren takes a moment to process this, then nods appreciatively.]
Thanks.
[Gage has murdered Nicole Wallace]
You should've seen her, Bobby. When she realized that it was finally her time, she looked up at me with those big doe eyes of hers and she said, "Tell Bobby he's the only man I ever loved." As if a monster like that were capable of love!
Frank, Nicole, me... we're dead weight. I wanted you to have a clean slate. You're free now. Bobby... You're free...
[Goren wants Stacey to help him catch her sexually abusive stepfather]
I can't do it. I'm too ashamed.
No, no. The shame will be his, not yours.
Your mother hired Di Rogga to kill Rick Siebert.
And you expect me to believe that? I don't believe that!
Of course not. You think you just got lucky. One more time that everything just seemed to work out for you.
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