Third Watch quotes

Prisoner: If it wasn't her brother, it was somebody else's.

Cruz: Oh, that's brilliant.

Prisoner: Are you calling me stupid?

Cruz: No. Pissing off a cop who's gonna be out of here by five o'clock is... is genius.

Prisoner: Well, at least I know how to do some math, bitch. There's a whole bunch of us and one of you.

Cruz: Fine. I'm scared. I'm gonna be over in the corner trembling, bitch.

Kathy: I'm fine, so… never mind.

Carlos: Well, there's paperwork for "never mind" so you might as well just let us in.

Kathy: I guess I wanted to, you know, see what it was like to do drugs. So I took a bunch of pills then I instantly regretted it, but it was too late. I called you guys because I didn't know how long I had and I hate those stories when the neighbors call the police because they smell a bad odor. So if I died, I wanted to make sure somebody found me right away.

Carlos (to Kathy): So, um, let me get this straight. You thought that you were gonna die from eating too many antacid tablets?

Kathy: That won't kill me?

Carlos: Maybe if you're eating them when you're walking out into traffic...

Levine: Carlos.

Carlos: ...or something. Um, actually, you shouldn't exceed the recommended dose of any medication unless you first consult your physician.

Kathy: Even if I'm just taking them to get high?

Carlos: Especially then. Yeah, you shouldn't abuse medicine for any reason, ever.

Levine (about Carlos): She's obviously suicidal.

Carlos: Oh, come on. If she wanted to kill herself all she had to do was go...

Levine: Would you keep your voice down? She doesn't need instructions.

Carlos: I am not gonna spend the rest of the day at Bellevue because some wack job tried to get high on Rolaids. I'm not.

Rivers (to the judge about Cruz): Your Honor, my client has been a member of the NYPD for ten years. She hasn't missed a day of work except when injured in the line of duty. She's not exactly a flight risk.

Ross: To the contrary, Your Honor. The defendant has a list of civilian complaints lodged against her the size of the Manhattan yellow pages, and she's been the subject of three Internal Affairs investigations. Additionally, she has no living relatives or any other ties to the community. If she has a brain cell, she already has a plane ticket in her pocket.

Rivers: That's blatantly and demonstrably false, Your Honor.

Judge Stark: That she has a brain cell or a plane ticket? Sergeant Cruz, do you, or do you not have ties to the community?

Cruz: Depends on your definition.

Judge Stark: What happened to your face?

Cruz: I… tripped over my ties to the community.

Judge Stark: In the meantime, the defendant will be held at the Riker's Island detention center.

Cruz: You can't be serious.

Judge Stark: Next case.

Rivers: Your Honor, permission to approach?

Judge Stark: Next case, as in the one after this one.

Cruz: That's a death sentence and you know it.

Judge Stark: A death sentence without a trial? Who would do a thing like that? I'm a big fan of due process.

Levine: Carlos, the woman ate a bunch of pills and now there's a gas leak in her building. Do you see?

Carlos: I see you're hell-bent on ruining this day.

Prisoner (about Cruz): Dead bitch walking.

Levine (to Kathy): First you "accidentally" swallow a bunch of antacids.

Kathy: That wasn't an accident. That was a bad decision.

Levine: Okay. But then you "accidentally" turn the gas on, leave it on with all the windows closed. A person might think you're trying to harm yourself.

Kathy: I see what you mean, but really, I'm fine.

Levine: I don't believe you.

Carlos: Oh, and I'm insensitive?

Levine (about Kathy): She turned the burner on "light" mode and then just walked away to lie on the couch. She didn't notice the ticking sound?

Carlos: Maybe she couldn't hear it over all the voices in her head.

Yokas: No Circuit City open-box-special, for starters. And I want a witness.

Capt. Finney: I brought a witness.

Yokas: No, I want a witness that doesn't file you under "Boss" in his Rolodex. In fact, I want two. And I want a deal.

Capt. Finney: You want a deal?

Yokas: Full immunity.

Capt. Finney: And you'll tell me everything?

Yokas: Every detail.

Monroe: Is that a woman on that ledge?

Sully: Oh, hell.

Yokas: The bruises in the photos of Donald Mann's wrists were caused by handcuffs. Sergeant Cruz had handcuffed Donald Mann before I arrived at the scene. She had taken him into custody and was on the way out with him, down to the car to bring him in. To book him. And that's when I shot him.

Capt. Finney: You mean that when she shot him.

Yokas: No. I shot him.

Capt. Finney: You think you're gonna play me?

Yokas: You wanted to know what happened.

Capt. Finney: I want the truth.

Yokas: I told you the truth.

Capt. Finney: I want the truth. You're a liar. I want the truth and I want it now.

Yokas: No you don't. You want Cruz. I am telling you the truth. I shot Donald Mann. I did it because I thought he killed Bosco. I didn't care what happened to me. Cruz was trying to protect me.