Person of Interest · Season 1
Sierra. Tango. Oscar. Papa. Sierra. Tango. Oscar. Papa.
"Stop."
Sierra. Tango. Oscar—
The Machine is asking us to stop looking for her. Perhaps the Machine does know. Perhaps it has a plan. But for our own survival, our sanity, I believe we must reconcile ourselves with never knowing the truth. Otherwise, our pursuit of it will consume us entirely.
Good-bye, Harold.
No, I can't think of anything that would prejudice me in this case. I mean, except for the larger issues with our government.
Issues?
Well, one can't really call it government of the people by the people anymore, can one? Because we're all being watched by an intelligent supercomputer that's slowly but surely taking over the world.
You can return to your seat in the gallery, Mr. Whistler.
That's Professor Whistler, actually.
Professor Whistler, your number's up.
Hello, John. Been a while.
Zoe. What are you doing here?
I do a lot of business here. Especially when high-ranking officials get arrested in a hot tub with hookers and blow and they need me to clean up the mess.
[to John] Did you really think you could fix the Chad Bryson trial without calling me for help?
We were trying to swing a verdict, Zoe, not ruin their lives.
Well, a little leverage never hurts.
I thought we agreed not to involve any more innocent people in our work.
Well, Zoe's not exactly what I'd call innocent. Besides, she insisted.
And saying no to Ms. Morgan was never your strong suit, was it?
[to Harold] What, are you from the Midwest or something?
How goes the moonlighting, Mr. Reese? Uncover any hidden threats?
Do empty carbohydrates count?
Finch, how do you know so much about getting marijuana?
Mr. Reese, do you want me to call this in or not?
Let's talk about the 7.1 billion people out there, Harold. And the odds that a few of them just might give us an advantage over a runaway artificial intelligence.
You live here?
I own the apartment.
An excellent non-answer.
You two are obviously helping people on a regular basis. Exhibit A, this ornately decorated apartment that no one lives in. Which means you probably have a boatload of money and much better things to do with your time than to just stick your neck out for people you don't know. So why do it?
Everybody deserves a champion.
Why swim upstream when you can ride the current all the way down to the waterfall?
What happens when you reach the cliff?
I'll let you know when I get there.
[to Finch] Hey, glasses, tell him about all your nut ball friends. Maybe he can give you guys a group therapy discount.
I think by now, you count as one of Harold's nut ball friends, Lionel.
With you people, there's no other kind.
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