Jake Ballard quotes from Scandal

You killed my son. I am going to have you destroyed. I'm going to watch you fry in the electric chair and I'm going to have a party when it happens.

Jake

You are a decent human being. You are a good person. I know this because she loves you. If you were not a good person you would be down here pummeling my face in. I would not be in the possession of a government agency. I would be in a ditch somewhere. No one would be worried about the timeline of my food and drink. I would be in an unmarked grave by now.

Jake

You could let me rot in here. Be easy. Solve all your problems. I mean, I did tell him that you loved me too, but I was just messing with his head. All you have to do is just turn your head and then you and that Fitz guy can just dance off into the sun.

Olivia

Don't ever talk about me and the sun and another man again. Don't ever do that. Okay?

Quinn

Why aren't you calling the White House?

Jake

If I call the White House, they'll kill Olivia. They can't go get her.

Quinn

Then...it's the three of us? We bust in there and take on god knows how many armed mercenaries ourselves? All right. I'm down.

Jake

Hey, I was calling you. Why didn't you answer?

Quinn

Did you have a different, stirring interpretation of the "Your Boss is Dead" monologue that you wanted to perform? Because I already caught the Broadway version that Huck did.

David

Does this mean you're in?

Jake

I was never out, Rosen. But this means war, you know that, right? We're the good guys, but you won't always be able to tell. That's what it's going to take.

Jake

How does a guy facing a murder charge even get bail?

Quinn

By being rich and white.

Olivia

I believe him. My gut says he is telling the truth.

Jake

Of course you do. Otherwise you'd just be a fool with daddy issues.