Person of Interest (TV Series)

Critical (2012)

Julian Sands: Alistair Wesley

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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.