Claudette Wyms quotes from The Shield

Claudette

I talked to the hooker who got jumped. She's willing to build a case against her pimp.

Vic

I talked to her too, she's a liar!

Claudette

Then she should fit right in on your team!

Dutch

I was trying something new. Trying a, you know, curveball to my fastball.

Claudette

Don't tell me you played "bad cop."

Dutch

Well, you weren't up there to stop me.

Claudette

I know you could handle this.

Dutch

Ninety percent of the time, yes. Ten percent, there's a connection. Well, it's like you...

Claudette

Please, don't say, I complete you. Go up there and give it one more shot.

Claudette

Trish will fill you in on operational details.

Vic

Just for the record, I have no problem working with the decoy squad. But we don't work for them.

Claudette

That's right... you work for me.

Aceveda

What's going on?

Dutch

Some cowardly shitheads messed with her desk.

Aceveda

I'll look into it.

Claudette

Yeah, right!

Aceveda

Excuse me?

Claudette

Oh, don't tell me you're not a part of this, I just got carried out of Victorville.

I spoke to Ben Horton's boss and the Chief. He wasn't too please to hear what you'd been doing.

Claudette

You mean to tell me this entire house would rather me pack up and leave, rather than look into this?

Aceveda

Chief and I did discuss this house... and who's gonna run it when I leave. He's decided to go another way. Bring in somebody else.

Dutch

So now she's not getting the Captain's seat? You gotta be shitting me!

Aceveda

It wasn't my choice, it was hers. She understands.

Dutch

So, you're going under with Slick, right?

Claudette

Do me a favor, get somebody else.

Dutch

It's our case...

Claudette

Well, I'd rather not.

Dutch

Well, that's great. That's fantastic. [Claudette starts to walk away] Hey! Hey, don't you walk away from me! Not after I've had your back every day, for the past six months. [Dutch walks over to her] Look. This is our way to get back into the rotation, okay? They'll never buy me in this one, it has to be you.

Dutch

I'm busy. And stop treating me like a suspect.

Claudette

You had a chat with Beth Encardi? If we carried the Webster case, maybe they'd let us out of the doghouse? Something along those lines.

Dutch

Fine. I confess. At least now we're getting confessions from other people too. Real criminals, killers.

Claudette

What are the errands that you have us running for the DA?

Dutch

Nothing. One of us needed to manifest this.

Claudette

You went behind my back?

Dutch

After being ignored head on for six months, you bet I did!

Claudette

But, it wasn't your deal to make.

Dutch

You're the best partner I ever had, I hung in with you, waiting for you to see this through, instead you just dug yourself in further. I wasn't going to sit on my hands, and watch you wreck your career and mine along with it. I got dinged pretty good in this too you know-

Claudette

But this was my fight.

Dutch

And you lost. So I threw in the towel with the DA and I'd do it again. And if you wanna be pissed at me, fine. Go ahead!

Dutch

You know, I thought I hated being on the DA's shit-list, but this is actually worse. I...I can't believe you're still freezing me out.

Claudette

I can't believe you sold me out.

Dutch

[referring to Rawling] What's she doing?

Claudette

Standing on her soapbox.

Dutch

She, uh, have her own or did you let her borrow yours?

May I see a badge number? [Dutch shows him his, he fake writes it down on the table without a pencil.]

Claudette

Did you see the officers come out of the building?

I'm going to need one of those, [Pointing to the badge] before I can be debriefed in the category.

Claudette

Civilians don't have badges.

When I get my badge, all things will be made known. Peace officer to peace officer.

Claudette

[about Tina] She’s way too young for you.

Dutch

I am mature and distinguished. A lot of young women appreciate that.

Claudette

You really oughta cut back on the porn.

Dutch

I can't have other colleagues as friends?

Claudette

Marshall has quite a reputation as a man's man, if you know what I mean.

Dutch

He's...he's gay?

Claudette

While you were reading faces, he was reading your package...have fun, though.

Claudette

[after being named captain] I need your support. I've got my work cut out for me.

Dutch

You'll do fine. Whoever sits up there has to have an active mistrust of everyone and everything in this place. I can't imagine anyone better suited to the job.

Claudette

Track down whatever you can find. Run everything by me. And Vic, that renegade s--t’s not gonna fly on my watch, but you already knew that.

Shane

It looks like a new Sheriff just limped into town.

Anyone ever tell you that you have incredibly expressive eyes? You ever been on film?

Claudette

Ever been in a mug book?

Dutch

What about Tina, she out sick?

Claudette

No. She transferred out.

Billings

Finally make your move? Scare Hanlon and her bikini briefs out the door?