Dennis Ryland quotes from The 4400

Dennis Ryland

Don't you hide behind freedom of the press, what you do isn't journalism, it's shouting fire in a crowded theater and you're gonna stop before the stampede begins.

Dennis Ryland

Whoever controls Promicine has a strategic advantage over the rest of the world.

Dennis Ryland

It's changed course!

Diana Skouris

That's impossible! Comets don't just change course.

Dennis Ryland

Well, this one has.

Diana Skouris

Then it's not a comet.

Dennis Ryland

For instance, yesterday Maia was talking to an employee in the cafeteria. She told her that her daughter would be in the hospital soon, but that she'd be okay. The next day the little girl was in a car accident.

Diana Skouris

So you're saying what? That she's got some kind of second sight?

Dennis

I'm saying I have five stories just like that.

(Tom points a gun into Lytell's throat) Ryland, you want to give me some help?

Dennis

That's a tough call.

Dennis Ryland

I'm not at all surprised that girl died. That's exactly why we need to get the stuff out of Colliers hands.

Tom

We need to know about your promicin supply, Dennis. Your people have been working with it for months. Have you ever seen anything like this?

Dennis Ryland

We've had some casualties among the volunteers.

Tom

Casualties?[pauses and looks around in disbelief] How many?

Dennis Ryland

We recruited 20 men for the program. Half of them rejected the promicin within 48 hours of their first shot.

Diana

Rejected? You mean died.

Dennis Ryland

We knew there'd be risks, Diana. We explained it to the volunteers before the signed on.

Diana

Oh my God. You knew. You knew what would happen when people took this? Why didn't you tell us when it was stolen? We could have warned Collier, warned the public.

Dennis Ryland

Beacuse gods don't make mistakes. What better way to show the people that Collier is not some sort of messiah, than have him fall flat on his face in public?

Tom

You kept quiet so you could discredit Collier? A woman is dead, Dennis! And you're just as responsible as he is!

Dennis Ryland

She shouldn't have been injecting stolen promicin. And anybody who follows her lead will have to live with the consequences. Or not.