VelerioHey, excuse me. Can I borrow you a second?
Seriously? What am I, a toothbrush, people?
A character in Prime Suspect
Played by Damon Gupton
Prime Suspect · 30 quotes
Tied for 4th most-quoted character in Prime Suspect: in 4 of its 30 quotes
Most scenes with: Desmond Timoney (4)
VelerioHey, excuse me. Can I borrow you a second?
Seriously? What am I, a toothbrush, people?
What we got? [reading identification cards found in wallet] Oh. Goodbye, Rick Cantor, 28, Taurus, carry permit, not an organ donor.
VelerioWell, look at this: Mr. Rick was a rep for an escort service.
Pimp.
VelerioModeling agent.
Pimp again.
VelerioAn executive vice-president for a website "Tops and Tails."
Cyber-pimp.
Mind the glass, people.
Where isn't there glass?
VelerioThere's like fifty nine millimeter casings lying on the ground, so most likely two guys shooting a Mac 10 each or one guy shooting two at the same time.
How's the owner doing? Where is he?
VelerioA Mr. Nasiri took a couple of chunks of shrapnel. EMS patched him up, but I wouldn't say he's too thrilled.
Well, if someone with a machine gun was mad at me I wouldn't be too thrilled, either.
Yeah, you know what? I might feel bad for myself too, but then I would look at this poor dead guy lying on the ground and then I would go, wow. You know, things could be a lot, lot worse.
VelerioTrue, but then I would probably remember how my store got all shot to hell and then get mad.
I have call the insurance company. It's a nightmare.
So jaded, the both of you. It's actually sad. You see, life is a precious, precious gift.
This coming from a guy who announced to the break room today that if we were out of non-dairy creamer he was going to kill himself.
I mean, it has to be her? There are eligible women all over this city. He can find someone else to take out. Why should I have to find another friend?!
VelerioAnything to take a few notches out of Reg, I am for. I mean, we've got to work with him. Plus --
Plus what?
VelerioHe's got a thing for Rivera.
So? What's it to you?
VelerioShe don't got a thing for him.
Again I ask you, what's it to -- really? Really? Really! Interesting.
VelerioThey call it attraction, Janey, because it's gravitational. It's forces greater than ourselves.
Okay, Isaac Newton. You're like a libido in shoes, for God's sake.
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