Vic Mackey quotes from The Shield

I’ve seen these things go down. Everyone eventually needs to look out for themselves.

Vic

You don’t understand. We’re not the typical lowlifes that you represent. We’re a family. We’re surviving this together, or we go down together.

Corrine

You be gentle. His sister just died.

Vic

I'm oozing gentle.

Who says there is never police around when we need them, hmm?

Vic

Who says that?

Kavanaugh

[listening via planted bug] Yeah, who says?

Vic

There's someone I want you to meet.

Shane

Who? [Turns around and sees Becca talking on her phone] She's that lawyer chick right?

Vic

Yeah.

Shane

You hitting that?

Vic

No, I hired that.

Shane

Payback's a bitch.

Vic

Yeah, and karma's a whore.

Kavanaugh

I never authorized the use of a wire.

Vic

Well I know how much you love them. Figured I'd try one for a change.

Aceveda

But I’m hardly in the same category as you and your guys.

Vic

Really? You think if Kavanaugh is successful, I’m going to go down quietly? [laughs] I will scorch the earth covering this whole department, starting with you! I can tie you to every bullshit thing that Kavanaugh’s accusing me of, and then some! Your stink will smell in every voting booth in the city! On the other hand… you want that little nameplate on your desk to read “Mayor” someday? We work together!

Kavanaugh

Pretty soon there is gonna be a lonely room filled with empty lockers, huh?

You and me are the only ones on the way out. I just cut a deal with the D.A.

Kavanaugh

What deal’s that?

Why don’t you ask the Chief? It’s sitting on his desk waiting for his signature.

Vic

He’ll be out on parole before the blood rushes back to your face.

Kavanaugh

What are you doing here?

Vic

You got Emolia to lie for you.

Kavanaugh

Now you know the difference between a lie and a truth?

Vic

You think I'm a cop killer. Maybe I am. You're a cop, right?

Kavanaugh

That sounds like a direct threat on my life, Detective. You know what that means?

Vic

It means you just stepped onto an entirely new playing field. And for your sake, I hope you know the rules of the game.

Kavanaugh

Truth is, it isn’t your time yet. But the universe will take out its trash. It always does.

Vic

Looks like it already has.

Vic

You've been a very busy boy. Planting evidence. Coercing witnesses. Assaulting my ex-wife.

Kavanaugh

I learned from the master.

You got no bullets, cerdo. All that smoke make you forget?

Vic

I got one in the chamber, dickhead. Your homeys were too stoned to notice. One of you shoots me, my muscle twitch takes out your bad boy here. So, either you and I are gonna leave this basement together, or we're gonna leave this life together. You decide.

Shane

You know, maybe he didn't do it, man.

Vic Mackey

If it wasn't Guardo, who was it?

Shane

Look at him, man. If he had a name, do you think he would have told us by now?

Ronnie

That just means he was acting alone.

Shane

Come on. This is crazy, man.

Vic

[yelling] He killed Lem! Do you remember his body, his face? Do you think you can just forget that? Huh? Don't you think he deserves to die for what he did?

Julien

We shouldn't be playing God.

Vic

God creates all men equal. Once they get out of the womb, he starts playing favorites.

Aceveda

What's the latest with the Martin murder?

Vic

Getting to a dark place.

Aceveda

Meaning?

Vic

The daughter was a heroin addicted whore. Paid for her drugs with pussy and mouth favors. Other than that, she was Pippi Longstocking.