Person of Interest (TV Series)

Critical (2012)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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• Harold Finch : Please don't touch any of my computer equipment.

  John Reese : If you do, the dog will kill you.

  Leon Tao : Great. What am I supposed to do for entertainment?

  Harold Finch : It's a library, Mr. Tao. Try reading a book. Oh! Here's a start.

  [Hands him a copy of Penal Law] 

• John Reese : You may know

  John Reese : once had people who cared about us; not any more. But you, you still have your son, and your life is still yours. So I think the real question you have to ask yourself, detective, is how much more do you really want to know?

• John Reese : I've found that address, Finch. What exactly am I looking for?

  Harold Finch : I don't know how to explain it. I double-checked, but it seems we have a repeat number.

  John Reese : A repeat. Well, who would be dumb enough to get in a life-threatening situation again?

  Leon Tao : [crashes through a plate-glass window into the street; rolls over and spots Reese]  Hey, pal! You won't believe this!

  [gets up as his attackers come around the corner] 

  John Reese : Fellas, whatever bodily harm you want to inflict on this guy, I'm sure you earned it. But I have to ask you to let it slide.

  [the men move closer] 

  John Reese : Geez, Leon, what'd you do to piss these guys off?

  Leon Tao : You heard of gold farming? Selling multiplayer online game currency for real cash? It's all the rage.

  [Reese and the heavies come to blows] 

  Leon Tao : People make millions! They take the business very seriously! Especially the Russian Mafia!

  John Reese : [dispatches the goons]  Does it look like I play video games, Leon?

  Leon Tao : I think I broke my arm.

• Harold Finch : It might be good to have someone near the doctor. I'll stay here.

  John Reese : I'll handle the park and assess the threat on Amy. Eh, Finch? Are you gonna be okay here?

  Harold Finch : Even if I had a phobia, Mr. Reese, now would not be the time for it.

• Harold Finch : Mr. Tao, we don't have much time.

  Leon Tao : What? Who are you?

  John Reese : The guy who helped me save your life tonight... for the second time.

  Leon Tao : Oh. You're the boss. Never did figure John here for upper management.

• Alistair Wesley : Do you know why a good barman favors larger ice cubes?

  John Reese : They melt slower.

  Alistair Wesley : And they don't dilute the whiskey, the way a tight plan doesn't obscure its objectives.

  [Looks at Reese's weapon] 

  Alistair Wesley : Is that to protect you from me?

  John Reese : No, but it might help against your sentry at the door. The silencer poking out of his crossword section was a pretty good giveaway.

• John Reese : I'd say you were a former MI-6, and your team; all ex-SAS.

  Alistair Wesley : You're good on your feet, and you know your way around an asset. Ex-CIA? Smashing. How much do you cost?

  John Reese : Not for sale.

  Alistair Wesley : You're working for Veldt? Some kind of additional security? It doesn't matter. What matters is: if you were caught, why didn't I kill the wife?

  John Reese : Because the doctor hasn't broken any of your rules yet.

  Alistair Wesley : Exactly, but my sense of propriety has its limits. Now stay out of the park and away from the wife. This isn't your game, and no one's invited you to play. Don't test me. I was expecting everything.

  John Reese : You weren't expecting me.

• Joss Carter : Do you know what this is all about, John? And if you did, would you even tell me?

  John Reese : You're one hell of a Detective, Carter. And I can't stop you from looking. But you already know quite a bit about me, Finch, and you may know we both had people who once cared about us. Not anymore. But you You still have your son, your life is still yours. So I think the real question you have to ask yourself, Detective is how much more do you really want to know?

• Leon Tao : You expect me to stay here, and eat Hot Pockets?

  John Reese : Only if you wanna live.

  Harold Finch : Just don't feed any to Bear. He's on a special diet.

  Leon Tao : That damn dog again. You don't suppose any of my money came out of him?

• John Reese : [after watching the doctor smooth over a situation with a gang shooting victim]  She certainly seems unflappable.

  Harold Finch : I'd say.

  John Reese : You sure she was never a combat medic?

  Harold Finch : I'm not so sure she isn't one now.

• Alistair Wesley : [On the phone]  Hello, Mr. Mystery guest.

  John Reese : Wesley, is it; Alistair Wesley?

  Alistair Wesley : I don't know who you are or what you just did to my associate, but I'd like to buy you a drink, or Amy dies immediately.

  John Reese : That's a kind offer, but your sniper's toast. I'll call your bluff.

  Alistair Wesley : You're assuming he was alone. All units check in.

  Sniper 2 : Red one. Check.

  Sniper 3 : Red two. Check.

  Alistair Wesley : And so on and so forth. There's a pub at the corner of the park. I'll be seeing you.

  [Hangs up] 

  Harold Finch : Mr. Reese, what will you do?

  John Reese : Guess I'll go have that drink.

• Lionel Fusco : I didn't figure you for a day-in-the-park kind of guy.

  John Reese : Anyone can appreciate nature, Lionel.

  Lionel Fusco : So what's up?

  John Reese : See that art fair over there? There's a nice young lady running it. Her name's Amy. I need you to keep an eye on her for a minute.

  Lionel Fusco : What; she in some kind of trouble?

  John Reese : Let's just say she found herself in a few crosshairs.

• Alistair Wesley : I just had to call and congratulate you on a game well played.

  John Reese : It wasn't a game. Lives were at stake. And after that elaborate plan, you were no more than a common thief.

  Alistair Wesley : You know I'm much more than that. After our meeting, I knew you looked familiar. You're John Reese. Our paths have crossed before in Istanbul at that market by the Bosphorus.

  John Reese : I remember the market. I don't remember you.

  Alistair Wesley : Well, that's the point. I was trained that way for a reason. Those were the days. International manhunts. Drone strikes. Now sometime we should finish that drink. I'm sure you and I would have a lot to talk about.

• Harold Finch : So Maddy's not the victim after all, Mr. Reese.

  John Reese : No, Finch. They're gonna force her to be the perpetrator. That's the threat, Finch. They're going to kill Oliver Veldt.

  Harold Finch : On the contrary, they're gonna have Maddy do it for them.