Kensi Blye quotes from NCIS: Los Angeles

Sam

[about Deeks] The guy gets shot because he doesn't alter his daily routine. I wanted to make sure he got the memo on personal security. Being this is his first day back and all.

Callen

And?

Sam

Got tired of waiting for him to leave home. I guess he slept through his alarm clock.

Kensi

Better call him then.

Sam

...That's my bag.

Sam

What the -?

Deeks

[enters and takes the phone from Sam] That'd be for me.

Deeks

(walking into a suspect's motel room) Ya know, for a guy who lived here for 18 months, he sure doesn't have much to show for it. He's got no big screen flat plasma TV...

Kensi

[clicking on laptop] Computer's configured for Arabic.

Deeks

[opens fridge] No beer. No funky, week-old clothes in the corner. No pizza boxes. This is very un-American.

Kensi

[picks up passport] Felix Attino. Colombian.

Deeks

That explains why he's un-American, but not why he speaks Arabic.

Kensi

[picks up a second passport] This would. A Yemini passport. Look at the name.

Deeks

We just found Abdul's brother.

Kensi

Emily's hanging in there. An Amber Alert was sent out. It's all over the local news, freeway signs, and Internet.

Callen

Nice going.

Kensi

Yeah. But it wasn't us. 9-1-1 got three calls in four minutes.

Callen

Four minutes?

Kensi

Including two accurate license plate numbers and a lady ID'd the van a block away. She'd gotten a text from a friend.

Callen

Huh? Nice neighbors.

Kensi

Just once, I would love to get dressed up to go out and not have to chase a suspect or get shot at.

Sam

Where's the fun in that?

Hetty

Another wardrobe malfunction, Miss Blye?

Kensi

I'm sorry, Hetty.

Hetty

A small price to pay for a successful assignment. (hands Kensi a towel)

Kensi

Thank you.

Kensi

[about an earthquake] Crack of dawn. Shook me right out of bed. You guys didn't feel it?

Callen

I was on a run.

Sam

Deep sleeper.

Deeks

You forget I'm from Californ-I-A. We don't get out of bed for anything less than a 6.

Where'd you learn how to do that?

Kensi

Misspent youth.

Eric

[Watching from Ops] Actually, I talked her through it.

Nell

Yeah, we never get the credit.

Eric

Or the glamour.

Eric

Which is totally overrated because I love my job - love it!

Deeks

Poop scooping aside, though, going undercover is the best part of our job. I mean, you get to be somebody you're not.

Sam

For you that's an improvement.

Kensi

And also, you like to lie.

Deeks

What? No. I thought we were picking on Sam. And secondly, it's not lying. It's uh, truth - reimagined for the higher good.

Kensi

[Hetty gives Kensi a gift] Oh, that is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Hetty

I figured you'd like it. Like you it's both feminine and deadly. Therein lies its true value.

Kensi

You think I'm feminine and deadly?

Hetty

Among many things. It's what makes you so good at this job. The true challenge is knowing when to stop.

Kensi

What do you mean?

Hetty

The job. The importance of what we do, the excitement of doing it. It makes it very difficult to give up. When the day comes for you to hang up your gun...

Kensi

Oh?

Hetty

And it will. You're going to want to come home to something more than a collection of antique weapons.

Kensi

Unfortunately, most of the guys that I meet... are trying to shoot me.

Hetty

Not to worry. Sometimes you find them, sometimes they find you. You just have to keep your eyes open.

Callen

[about Hetty] Why would she be worried about me?

Sam

You can be a worrisome guy. [chuckles] She pulled me aside - wanted to talk about it today.

Kensi

Me too. But not about you. It - we had a real heart-to-heart today - about the future.

Deeks

Me three. She's talking about things changing.

Callen

Guys. She's putting her affairs in order.

Kensi

You took cover behind Hetty's jag?

Deeks

What - are you insane?

Callen

Well, they were shooting. It was close.

Deeks

And you think Hetty's going to be fine with that?

Sam

What'd you want us to do? Get shot?

Kensi

Well, personally, I would've risked it.

Kensi

Have we heard any news on Hetty's condition?

Sam

According to Nell, Hetty's still keeping an eye on things.

Callen

Big Brother is watching.

Deeks

Or in Hetty's case - Little Mother.

Deeks

What? You guys have been doing this too long. You're getting paranoid.

Hetty

[From Deeks's computer] A healthy dose of paranoia can keep you alive in this business, detective.

Deeks

[yells out startled and slams the computer shut] Whoa! Did you just see that?

Sam

I saw you slam Hetty's face shut.

Eric

Detective and Agents, can I have your attention? Acting Operations Manager Hunter requests your presence in the Operations Center. ASAP. Thank you. [goes back to Ops]

Callen

What the Hell was that?

Kensi

That was Hunter - forbidding Eric from whistling.

Kensi

I'll go in as a tutor. Deeks can go in as a dog walker or something.

Deeks

Okay. Why can't I go in as a tutor and you go in as a dog walker?

Sam

It's called a mirror.

Deeks

How dare you, sir! Has anyone here gone to Law School? Huh? Anyone passed the Bar Exam in the State of California? Anyone?... Anyone?

Kensi

This coming from a guy who learned how to tie his shoes at... 12.

Callen

Really?

Deeks

I'm from L.A... I grew up in sandals.

Callen

[Eric starts showing some video footage] Can you read what she's saying, Kens?

Eric

I ran the footage through a lip reading program.

Kensi

[Offended] Excuse me? [scoffs] A computer program can't duplicate a skilled human lip reader.

Eric

Well, the software suggest she's saying something about gambling.

Deeks

Gambling?

Kensi

[scoffs and watches the footage] ... It's possible.

Kensi

But how much do we really know about each other? We've always had Sam or Deeks act as social buffers. And I know you don't like to open up to anyone, but still...

Callen

You don't exactly open up to anyone either.

Kensi

Yeah, but I'm willing to try for the good of this partnership.

Callen

Okay.

Kensi

Okay.

Callen

I'm listening.

Kensi

Heh. [Long pause] Just stick to the case.