Leon Vance quotes from NCIS: Los Angeles

Vance

Eric.

Eric

Director.

Vance

Congratulations on the milestone.

Eric

Aw, thank you. [chuckles and Callen and Sam stare at Eric] It's Facebook, he's friend number five hundred. He's kinda honored.

Callen

He's a bureaucrat, Sam thinks I have a deep-seated suspicion of them.

Vance

I'm a bureaucrat, Agent Callen.

Callen

I don't have a deep-seated suspicion of you, uh, Director.

Vance

Someone's been watching you Agent Callen. I need to know who. I need to know why. Anything you might have forgotten to tell me about?

Callen

Not that would explain this.

Vance

[greeting Hetty] Welcome to DC, Henrietta.

Hetty

Director Vance, door-to-door service, how out of character.

Vance

Well people can change and I owe you one, big time.

Hetty

You do, especially for forcing me to leave the children in charge.

Vance

How much trouble can they get into in eight hours?

Vance

I'm sending our top forensics specialist to assist you.

Sam

But there are no forensics.

Vance

Our forensic expert has a theory about this crime that's, shall we say, original. Thinks McEllon is the victim of a serial killer. No other law enforcement organization in this country thinks this killer even exists. Can't say I do either.

Callen

And you're sending this person why?

Vance

I was ganged up on. [Vance signals for an end to the video conference.]

Callen

Who gangs up on the director of a federal agency?

Hetty

Oh, you'd be surprised Mr. Callen.

Callen

And who's the expert?

Abby

[Off screen] Oops. I think I took a wrong turn. Hello?

Eric

Abby? We're in here.

Abby

[enters Ops] There you are. Hi. Wow! This place is seriously cool.

Callen

Eric, let me talk to Vance.

Vance

Vance.

Callen

Has Army CID been briefed on this op?

Vance

In the interests of joint operational intelligence, yes, they have. I told Major Medina that Keshwar was being held on a Turkish ship.

Callen

Well, he beat us to it. Medina just took Keshwar into custody.

Vance

Callen, I didn't say which ship. Medina never gave me the chance. He hung up before I could tell him.

Vance

[as he's about to enter his username and password] You don't have keystroke recognition software installed on this computer, do you Miss Jones?

Nell

[disables keystroke recognition software] No, sir.

Vance

I'm pleased to hear it. [enters his info] Done.

Vance

You are no longer on this case, Agent Callen.

Callen

Then give me a reason. Tell me why? What is Operation Comescu about?

Vance

It's about you, Agent Callen. Operation Comescu is all about you.

Vance

The Comescu family wants you dead, Agent Callen.

Sam

Why?

Vance

Some sort of long running family feud as far as we can tell.

Callen

I don't have... any family... They think I do.

Vance

They probably mistake you for somebody else.

Callen

Probably.

Vance

You're a long way from home, Agent Callen.

Callen

Heh. A couple of days ago, I would've agreed with you. Right now I'm not so sure.

Vance

How's your team?

Callen

Not my team.

Vance

Hetty's team then.

Callen

We're fine.

Vance

Agent Callen do you have a plan?

Callen

[sighs] I gave up being an agent when I turned in my badge.

Vance

You didn't turn in your badge. You mistakenly left it on Hetty's desk. I put it in her desk for safekeeping. Do you have a plan?

Callen

Yeah.

Vance

Enlighten me.

Callen

Save Hetty.

Vance

Carry on, Agent Callen.