Walter O&#039;Brien quotes from Scorpion

If my life is in the hands of this Collins guy, I need to know if you're hiding something.

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Walter O'Brien

Three years ago I had him committed to an asylum.

Fantastic.

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Hey listen, kid, if this doesn't work out, I'm glad I got to know you.

Walter O'Brien

OK.

A man gives you what could be his last good-bye and you say "OK"?!

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Answering machine begins to record a message.

Oh no. [runs downstairs to stop recording]

What the hell was that all about?

Nothing. An acquaintance.

You don't sprint downstairs for an acquaintance.

Who's Drew?

Old friend.

Bump from acquaintance to old friend in 3 seconds. Interesting.

Look, it's really not important.

You just put your hand on your stomach. It's a conscious protection marker where you once carried a child.

Walter O'Brien

Is Drew Ralph's father?

I didn't know Ralph had a father.

How exactly do you think babies are made?

You know what I mean.

Not that it's any of your business, but Ralph's dad is a minor-league baseball player and--

Great, a jock!

--we bounced around a lot, team to team, and we agreed Ralph should have some stability. We settled in L.A. and Drew was gonna come out after a season. He got a job pitching in Mexico, then Tampa, and you can fill in the rest.

Walter O'Brien

How long has it been since he's seen Ralph?

Seven years.

Oh that's great. Father of the year. Excuse me, seven years.

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Hey, you want to know if he's a good guy? Watch him eat fruit. He digs into the flesh with his fingernails, it's a primordial sign of aggression. But if he peels it in one long curl, that is a planner.

He's right. I'm very gentle with plums.

Walter O'Brien

Guys, we are not giving him fruit.

Thank you.

Walter O'Brien

I can just hack his credit info, see what he's been up to, is he any risk to Ralph--

Absolutely not!

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I'm amazed that geniuses can even get duped.

Walter O'Brien

Easily. We become so focused that we lose peripheral vision, and it's on the outskirts where ulterior motives lie.

Geniuses state facts, so we assume others state facts, too.

Walter O'Brien

If you become ostracized from an early age for being different, or if someone targets you because they have something to gain, you don't see their motives until it's too late. After awhile, it starts to affect your core self. You trust no one, you grow up to be distant.

Like Walter.

Walter O'Brien

Or scared of your own shadow.

Like me.

Walter O'Brien

Angry.

Present.

Walter O'Brien

Or a condescending jerk.

SDSylvester Dodd/Happy Quinn

Like Toby.

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Walter has ordered a Proton Arnold arcade game as a surprise for the team.

Drew Baker

I used to crush that game. What was your high score?

Walter O'Brien

Oh, I don't know. At a certain point, the counter resets.

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Walter O'Brien

Do you have your ID?

RBRebecca Burns

I'm sure they deactivated it.

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Walter O'Brien

Oh that's right, you just met us.

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CJCapt. Javier Barrios

Who are you?

LJLt. James Corbin

Lieutenant Jim Corbin, U.S. Navy Seals. I'm bringing you home.

Walter O'Brien

I'm the tech guy. I'm helping.

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Walter O'Brien

I apologize for everything I did to contribute to what Ralph went through today.

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Walter O'Brien

But--

Drew Baker

There it is.

Walter O'Brien

But I do want to note, those stolen CI files contained the identities of 43 undercover operatives. They in turn protected 356 source assets related to drug trafficking, gangs, loose nuclear material. By preventing the release of those files, Ralph saved innumerable lives today.

Drew Baker

I'm glad he could help. I'm just not sure it's a good idea for him to grow up this fast.

Walter O'Brien

Ralph sees us using our heads for good. He's learning how to be a grown-up genius someday. We're not trying to make him a grown-up now.

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You look frazzled.

Thank you.

Grumpy, too.

Sorry, I didn't sleep. I had a weird dream.

Walter O'Brien

About what?

[hiding the fact that the dream was about Walter] I don't remember the details.

Walter O'Brien

Not surprising. Our brains often protect us from disturbing dreams by suppressing our memories of them.

What does it mean when you remember a dream vividly?

Walter O'Brien

Means that we enjoyed it.

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The team is trying to uncover a CIA analyst who gave stolen chemicals to a significant other.

Anyone here recently lost a lot of weight, trying to look good for someone?

MAgent Miller

Tim, Leonard, and Susan have all dropped some weight.

Any vacation days? Especially Fridays and Mondays?

Walter O'Brien

What would that indicate?

Romantic three-day weekends. Ever had one?

Walter O'Brien

Kind of. She left after one day.

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Who's gonna be Marvin?

Well, Interpol's still doing a background on Sima, but there's no question she's probably dangerous. So I'll do it.

Walter O'Brien

No, you're Homeland, you're former FBI. She could have intel on our agents. We can't risk her ID'ing you.

Sylvester can't do it, he's a nervous wreck, he'd barf all over her.

I would.

I guess I'll have to do it. I just hope she doesn't fall in love with me, too.

No. Intel indicates that she probably works alone, but we can't be too careful. We need someone to profile the crowd in that bar and make sure she has no collaborators.

So we're down to Walter? Am I the only person who just heard that phone call?

Walter O'Brien

Oh, I learned a lot from that exchange!

[later]

After hearing your performance on the phone, you're gonna need help. I'll be your Cyrano.

Walter O'Brien

The story of the guy with rhinophyma, the large nose disease.