Sylvester Dodd quotes from Scorpion

Sylvester Dodd

He doesn't even know we're here. He's wondering if those flashlights could be powered by the heat of a hand that holds them. Or he's calculating the cubic footage of the octagon clock. He thinks about anything. Everything.

Sylvester Dodd

Few parents meaningfully engage with mentally enabled children. It's not your fault. It's just how we are.

Sylvester Dodd

Birdroni lives!

Sylvester Dodd

Ray is a licensed minister with the Immaculate Church of the Internet.

Sylvester Dodd

Walter can't get in. Can I start hoarding cans of food now please?

Sylvester Dodd

We were together for a short time, but we didn't waste any moments. So there's no regrets.

Sylvester Dodd

Alright, Ralph. Let's be outdoor cats.

Sylvester Dodd

Now I'm stumped. I got three ways I could beat you, and I don't know which one to choose. I know, I'll use the pawn; they never get to be the hero.

Sylvester Dodd

We checkmated ourselves.

Sylvester Dodd

Screw this up, brains and guts are gonna ignite all over town!

Happy Quinn

Actually, fuel tanks ignite on impact. You won't find a body part.

Toby Curtis

Mmm, blood-soaked spleen could burn at a slower rate.

Paige Dineen

Hey! Please check your language around my 9-year-old.

Paige Dineen

Who the hell are you to tell me that my polish looks cheap? That hurts my feelings. Do you understand?

Walter O'Brien

Yeah, I recognize that. I've been told things like that a lot.

Paige Dineen

And my polish streaks because Ralph does it. He loves to paint. And don't tell me that he needs help, either. He's challenged. Have some empathy.

Walter O'Brien

Challenged, huh? Look at Sylvester and him. Do you know what they're doing? The matches are the king, jelly's the queen, the sugar packets are the knights. He's playing chess. With a grandmaster. Who's about to lose.

Sylvester Dodd

Walter, do you see this? Checkmate in 8 moves! This kid is amazing.

Walter O'Brien

He doesn't like to paint your nails. He does it because he wants to hold your hand, but he can't process physical contact. So help him, or he will never connect with you. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your son is a genius.

Cabe Gallo

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

Walter O'Brien

OK.

Sylvester Dodd

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

Sylvester Dodd

Galactic has the greatest superhero pantheon in this or any other universe, including my personal favorite, Super Fun Guy. [aside] I'm getting there, Walter, I'm getting there. [to team] They manufacture these little masterpieces using state-of-the-art, cutting-edge 3D printers and scanners. They have everything one would need to create the perfect forgery. The forger must work there. And he is so...lucky!

Sylvester Dodd

OK guys! Come on, let's go!

Toby Curtis

Never seen him move so fast.

Sylvester Dodd

OK Cabe, I'm gonna go with you.

Cabe Gallo

You're all staying here and that's an order. I'll be back in 10 minutes.

Paige Dineen

He's been waiting for this his whole life.

Cabe Gallo

Well, then he should be used to it. I don't need a bunch of geniuses to help me detain an unarmed artist.

Sylvester Dodd

Well, can you at least get me a Super Fun Guy T-shirt? He's really fun. Cabe, he's really fun!

Paige Dineen

Oh no. [runs downstairs to stop recording]

Toby Curtis

What the hell was that all about?

Paige Dineen

Nothing. An acquaintance.

Toby Curtis

You don't sprint downstairs for an acquaintance.

Happy Quinn

Who's Drew?

Paige Dineen

Old friend.

Toby Curtis

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

Paige Dineen

Look, it's really not important.

Toby Curtis

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?

Sylvester Dodd

I didn't know Ralph had a father.

Happy Quinn

How exactly do you think babies are made?

Sylvester Dodd

You know what I mean.

Paige Dineen

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

Toby Curtis

Great, a jock!

Paige Dineen

--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?

Paige Dineen

Seven years.

Toby Curtis

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

Toby Curtis

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.

Sylvester Dodd

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

Walter O'Brien

Guys, we are not giving him fruit.

Paige Dineen

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--

Paige Dineen

Absolutely not!

Cabe Gallo

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.

Sylvester Dodd

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.

Happy Quinn

Like Walter.

Walter O'Brien

Or scared of your own shadow.

Sylvester Dodd

Like me.

Walter O'Brien

Angry.

Happy Quinn

Present.

Walter O'Brien

Or a condescending jerk.

Like Toby.