CMClaire Mahoney
There was no meaning behind what anyone said, because there was no meaning behind my parents' death. It was just something that happened for no reason.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Truth is, I couldn’t stand by and watch my friends risking everything doing work that I myself began. We’re not just fighting for people’s lives anymore. If we lose and Samaritan wins, the world as we know it will vanish and no one will even notice until it’s far too late.
What are we gonna do with this?
I don't know yet, but I am truly enjoying this new side of you, Harold. It's very unexpected.
[as 'Mini'] Ain't no long game for guys like me. Just the game. Doesn't make a damn bit of a difference what you do. Or who you do it for. Dominic ain't no different. Just another man like all the rest.
Sounds like this Dominic's a lot smarter than that.
Couple years on top, he'll burn out. Or get wasted. Only one rule: we all die in the end.
MBMalcolm Booker
Wanna be the man, gotta have a plan.
You know what, Malcolm? I think you'd make a good lawyer.
MBMalcolm Booker
I was thinking about being a cop.
Is that right?
MBMalcolm Booker
Like you, but I'd shoot less people.
LLink
They always underestimate you. The Booker kid stole from us too.
Little man's got a good head on his shoulders. That kind of kid should be working for us. Spring his mom. Make sure he knows we pulled the strings. The boy will find his way back to us. Hearts and minds.
LLink
What about that cop Riley? And that bitch that was helping him?
Still trying to figure out what game they playing.
LLink
Seems like they're not playing by no rule book.
Cop's dangerous, but he's no different than us. There'll always be cops like there'll always be gangsters. Only one rule.
LLink
What's that, Dominic?
"We all die in the end."
[undercover as a campaign staffer] Why should you vote for Governor Murray? Uh, I don't know. He has lots of hair. He's been on Rogaine for decades, and that shows foresight, right?
[about the machine] She was supposed to remake the world. Now, God's on the run.
The world must seem very dark to you.
Even without her, I can still see the edges of the tapestry. The world is dark for everyone...but, Harold, things are gonna get much darker.
We understand the machine. We can understand Samaritan.
We don't understand the machine at all. Out of 43 versions, how many do you think there were that didn't try to either trick or kill me? One, and I could only bring it to heel by crippling it. I put the machine in chains, bereft of voice or memory. Now it has both, and it terrifies me.
You don't trust the god you made?
It's not a divinity. I programmed it to pursue objectives within a certain parameter, but it's grown out of my control. One day, to suit its own goals, it's possible that the machine will try to kill us. We are only numbers to it, code.
No, the machine cares about us.
If it fools you into thinking that you're special, that assumption may doom you.
You're wrong. She chose me. I will protect her, and you.
The second that a bullet enters your brain, the machine will cast you off and replace you. Don't tie your life to its whims. We cannot understand these intelligences. The best we can hope for is to survive them.
She loves us, Harold. She taught me to value life, but war requires sacrifice. I'm not lost. I'm scared. We're losing. But I know where I am and where I'm headed.
We have more to look forward to than death.
I hope so. But the life I've led, a good end would be a privilege.
It's not where you begin, it's where you end up. You're a brilliant woman, comrade and a friend.
If the worst comes to pass, if you could give Shaw a message -
I think she already knows.
There are far too many bad people in this world, and not enough good. I knew a detective once, and she was the best cop I ever knew. Never lost sight of good and evil. I couldn't save her. Now, this job is dangerous. You think I am too. So be it. Maybe that makes me unfit to be a cop. If I don't save these people, nobody else will.
Bear's gone all Belgian supermodel on me and he won't eat.
Personally, I don't care much for the illegal gun trade, but someone has to keep it under control. Otherwise, the city turns into Chicago. Chicago's a mess, John. It's like a damn Tarantino movie out there.
Years ago, back before the ice breakers, this water would freeze over in winter sometimes, all the way across. It looked quiet, almost dead, but it wasn't.
No?
No, no. Just hidden for a while. But after it's winter period, it would roar back to life, the water flowing so fast, an unwary man could drown.
So springtime's here, is that it?
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