Vellek quotes from The Last Ship

CAPT Tom Chandler

Thank you very much. [sips] First-growth Bordeaux.

Lucia Vellek

You have nice taste in wine, for a fisherman.

Just reading the label.

You shouldn't let it go to waste. Could be the last growth.

I'll explain it one more time. Look, Admiral, it is right there. It is right there in that blank box.

What exactly am I supposed to be seeing there? It's as clear as a bell.

It's the answer, the key, the eye of the hurricane. The proverbial missing link to my formula to save this planet lies within those seeds. Without those seeds, I have no product. Without the product, your country continues to starve. And that is exactly, Admiral, what you should be seeing in that blank box.

Doctor, I am a simple man. I don't have your gift with figures, but my patience can only last so long. You asked for our support. Greece gives you her confidence. You asked for fighters, we give you a warship. What, Dr. Vellek? What do you ask of my country now?

More, Demetrius. I'm asking your country for more.

Something's wrong with me. I can feel it.

Can you now? Well, I've switched off a single primal compulsion in you, Demetrius. An ugly one. I've freed you, man.

I must go home to my people, Doctor. They need me.

No, no, no, no, no, no, Admiral. You're staying with me now. You, sir, are proof of concept. The inaugural man... homo Pacificus. And judging by the result, I'd say we're onto something. Stand up. Stand up. Take off your medals. You're no longer in charge. Take 'em off. Take 'em off. [Demetrius strips uniform and medals] Stavros will be taking your rank, your title, and your nation. It all belongs to him now and to me. As Dante, an Italian, said about Aristotle, a Greek, I am Il maestro dicolor che sanno. "The master... of all who know." What do you think about that, Demetrius?

I... I...

Down, Demetrius. Sit down. Finish your food.

CAPT Tom Chandler

Step away from the edge, Vellek.

I offered a cure, man. A real and final cure for the sickness in us all. You of all people should know about that... what you've seen, what you've done. You need what I'm offering more than anybody.

You're right, Doctor. I have seen the worst in people, the worst in myself. But I've also seen strength in others that you wouldn't believe, and kindness that would bring you to tears.

That was beautiful, man. I can clearly see why people follow you. But you are the one-eyed king. I offer you peace, you choose war.

Peace at the cost of free will? I'll take war anytime. "We the people"... Addicted to your darkness. Being human isn't about cutting out the darkness. It's about fighting, every day, to find the light!

No, Captain.

You don't have to fight to find the light. Give the world another chance. See the good for yourself. The people still need you. We have the seeds, but we need your science.

I appreciate the invite, man. But there's Heaven. And I gotta go. [jumps off]