Luke Cage · Season 1, Episode 10
“Take it Personal” · Season 1, Episode 10
In this episode: Mariah Dillard (3), Diamondback (2), Luke Cage (1), Misty Knight (1), Claire Temple (1)
[Diamondback is showing Mariah his arsenal of Judas bullets]
You wouldn't believe how expensive these things are. Untraceable, alien metal, explosive.
You hit Luke Cage with one of these. He's still alive. If it didn't work, what's the big deal?
Well, you don't need to kill God with one shot to sell a weapon. You just need to make Him bleed.
[Diamondback has killed a police officer and pinned it on Luke]
YOU KILLED A COP! I know you did it! Now kids are getting jacked up by the police! WHAT are you doing to my city?
It's not yours, never was.
Harlem is my birthright. It's mine! City council or not.
"When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but terror to evil doers."
[disgusted] You quote the Bible like you actually believe in God.
And you speak to me as if you're not actually in the presence of death. Your way was taking too long. I killed two birds with one stone by sticking a body on Luke Cage. He's hiding somewhere in the blessed aquarium, so I turned the heat up. [gets up from his chair] Old Carl. He's either going to stand up and defend his name, or he's gonna run and hide like a bitch. Either way, it doesn't matter. I've got the gun to take him out.
You're completely out of control.
And you're not a real politician because, if you were, you'd flip this.
Reva lied to me.
She helped you to disappear, 'cause she was protecting you. Couldn't have all been a lie.
You don't understand. That woman, the idea of her, her smell. That was the only thing that kept me sane at Seagate. That's what's eating me up inside. I don't think I really knew her at all.
You still love her.
I love the idea of Reva, but not her specifically. Not anymore.
Domingo
Do I know you?
No, [pushes aside jacket to reveal police badge] but I know you. I've seen your rap sheet. How do you have time to commit crimes and train boxers?
I guess you must have to be good at multitasking.
[chants of "This stops now" from the crowd]
[motioning for the crowd to quiet down] Yes it does, yes it does. Oh, it warms my heart to see you here this evening. My cousin, Cornell Stokes, was murdered right where you're standing. And it pains me to even be here, but it's necessary. Luke Cage murdered my cousin, and I am not afraid to speak out about it. The man is a liar, he is a menace, and as long as he is running around loose, hiding amongst us, no one is safe. Now, I know what brought us here tonight: the police putting their hands on yet another young black man. It's wrong! It is wrong! [crowd cheers] No doubt about that! But, we can not lose focus here. A cop was killed by this super-powered menace, and our young brother was hurt during their witch hunt. Brothers and sisters, our world has changed. We have new threats, new terrorists. That woman over in Hell's Kitchen snapped a man's neck 'cause he was mind-controlling her. We've got a bullet-proof murderer on the loose in Harlem, with his own twisted sense of justice, putting us all in harm's way. Do I trust the cops? [cries of "no" from the crowd] Not blindly. [crowd cheers] We need protection! From Luke Cage, we need protection from the other powered people like Luke Cage. These are real threats! [crowd cheers and Mariah motions for quiet once more] We need to arm our men and women in blue, so that they can protect us. Truly protect us and never confuse us with those who are the real threat. You stay strong!
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