A character in Ultraviolet
Played by Idris Elba
Ultraviolet · 26 quotes
4th most-quoted character in Ultraviolet: in 7 of its 26 quotes
Most scenes with: Michael Colefield (6), Father Pearse J. Harman (2)
[Michael and Vaughan practice at the shooting range]
So why hasn't anyone tried taking one of them alive? [Vaughan gives him a look] All right. Dead, then. Undead. Whatever you call it.
VaughanThey don't take prisoners.
What, so we're no better?
VaughanNo. They're better. Stronger. Faster. Surprise is about the only thing we've got going for us, so forget about fair warning.
[A cell phone is found in a Code Five's abandoned car]
So how do we know it's not Lester's?
VaughanLeeches don't use phones.
How come?
VaughanLook, the only machine that can see or hear a leech is us. You can only see them face to face. No mirrors, no photos, no videos. Audio's the same. He can make a call, but his voice won't go down the line. Surveillance is a bitch.
I hope none of us thinks this interest in blood disorders is down to philanthropy. What they're researching is pollution. Contamination of their food supply.
Yeah, well, good. Maybe they'll find a cure. Looks like we've got some common interests.
About as common as humans and cattle. What did we do when we discovered BSE was a threat? Did we go looking for a vaccine? No, we went for the most direct, short term solution.
VaughanA cull.
They've done it before. The fire of London. Or did you really think that was a happy coincidence in the middle of a plague?
[After discovering that Marion Wainwright may have been impregnated by her Code Five husband, who may have also murdered an interested co-worker]
Poor old Dominic. I suppose it's not unreasonable to think he was in with a shout with Mr. Wainwright dead eighteen months. Gave it a decent wait before he moved in. He must've had his eye on her. She's pretty good-looking, same line of work, good at her job... [chuckles] Suppose that's a turn-on as well. And she's a widow, far as he knew. Suppose it wasn't his fault; he didn't know she was into necrophilia.
Vaughan[referring to the possible pregnancy] Whether she is or not, it's not his.
Why?
VaughanSex is something the leeches use to get what they want. It's not how they make other leeches, is it? The females don't menstruate. It's a waste of good blood. And as far as your male leech is concerned, he can get it up all right, but they're sterile.
Then how is she pregnant?
[Angie examines Marion Wainwright's blood]
There's embryonic tissue in this one. She miscarried in the pro-life office.
Thank God. So why do you think they wanted her?
She'd still be carrying some remains, which I expect they wanted to look at post mortem.
She couldn't have survived?
Not with that degree of hemorrhaging.
Maybe he wanted to cross her over.
She didn't have anything else they wanted. She's not a scientist.
So it couldn't be that her husband just wanted her back?
Vaughan[sarcastically] Life after death. Just an old romantic, aren't you? [seriously] We'll fix that.
They want peace, he can bring peace!
VaughanA good way to start is to stop killing people.
[about Angie] Are you going to tell her about your day?
VaughanNo… and neither are you.
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