[points at door] Read what it says here, Will.
Hard interview room.
What kind of message is that supposed to send to suspects?
Maybe it's supposed to be intimidating.
I decide when to intimidate people around here, not the building.
The Closer · Season 6
[points at door] Read what it says here, Will.
Hard interview room.
What kind of message is that supposed to send to suspects?
Maybe it's supposed to be intimidating.
I decide when to intimidate people around here, not the building.
Well, the media just can't get enough of the new building.
I hate it.
Cops aren't happy unless they're miserable. Look at me. I broke my hand helping my daughter out of a tree in the backyard, now of course I haven't been to the gym for weeks. I feel fat. Do I look fat to you?
I have a murder. Do you want an update?!
And you've been having an affair for how long?
Less than a month, but I sort of fell into it because you've been away a lot.
So I want to kill you?
No, not me. My boyfriend.
Why not the both of you?
Because we were on the roof together for a while, but you waited until my boyfriend was alone to shoot him.
Are you sure my motive's jealousy and not irritation that everything you promised me you would bring to your new office is still boxed up in here?
It's not my fault! I park blocks from where I work! And you don't want to kill me, anyway, you want to kill my boyfriend.
I certainly do. So if I don't blame you for the affair, I have to blame the guy who seduced you.
That's right. But just so you know, I'd never blame the other woman. It would be your fault a hundred percent.
Who's the killer here, me or you?
You, you, you. Sorry, go ahead.
Jealousy can provoke a crime of passion, but it can also arrive in stages, like grief.
Shock. Denial. Rage.
Followed by gunshots to the head.
The constellation of Sagittarius. In particular, the Milky Way. Hundreds of thousands of stars crammed together at the center of the galaxy, shining brightest in north America during the months of July and August. In fact, during a recent gathering --
Thank you, Dr. Sagan! Can you please just scroll through the photos?
[dressed in a tuxedo] How do I look? Seriously.
Fine. Nice. Where are you going, anyway?
This event slash dinner thing with a bunch of city council members. Blah. You don't know how lucky you are that you don't have to do this stuff. What about Taylor?
What about him?
You know, for Major Crimes. Well, think about it. He's been very supportive.
[sarcastically] So send him a basket of muffins!
Before you get angry, last night Lieutenants Flynn and Provenza --
Yep, already angry. What have they done this time?
While escorting a fugitive back from Dallas they struck up a date with a couple of stewardesses.
What is this, the 70s?
Lieutenant, has it even occurred to you that these women just asked ya'll out because they were using you?
That's crazy!
I won't even dignify that with a response!
Frankly, I'm not even sure I would call this a murder. Seems to me more like, uh...accidental death in the middle of someone else's hissy fit.
So the baseball bat didn't kill him?
No, though it probably really annoyed him as he was dying from a broken neck.
Just to be clear, we're calling this a major crime because...?
Look, whenever a member of my division stumbles on a body, it is automatically a major crime.
Where's the line for you doctor? You start by cutting up people you *think* committed rape, but who's next? Drug dealers? Thieves? People who cross against the light?
Listen to me. There are two really bad boys out there that I didn't get to. Why don't you give me a year? See what happens. I can make this place safer than you can.
Who gave you the right to play God?
Position was vacant, so I took it.
Look, Will, for your own sake, just take a deep breath, okay? I-I know you're feeling some extra pressure because of this whole chief business...
So now, on top of everything else, you're accusing me of overreacting?! You want to know what I think? I think your own reaction to this case has been slow, unimpressive, and potentially dangerous to the rest of the parole-board members in the state.
Okay! That's it! You don't like the way I'm handling this case, that's just fine. You should just take it over yourself.
You know what? That's exactly what I'm gonna do.
I hate to say this, Will, but this whole Chief selection process, it has not brought out the best in you. And if this is how you intend to run the Department, I'm not even sure it's a job you should have.
Well, do you think you could do better?
I'd be really disappointed if I couldn't.
(answers phone): Deputy Chief Johnson.
Where are you?
(to Provenza): Is that Chief Johnson?
My proctologist. You need something?
No. No, I just... You're asking where your proctologist is?
Yes. I hate it when he surprises me.
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