Person of Interest (TV Series)

Shadow Box (2012)

Michael Emerson: Harold Finch

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Quotes 

• Harold Finch : You're in a good mood, Mr. Reese.

  John Reese : I am. I woke up this morning and felt, took me a while to put my finger on it, but I felt happy. Must be this job.

• Harold Finch : John, can you hear me? You must get out now.

  John Reese : I'm not gonna make it, Harold. Sorry I screwed up. But I meant what I said yesterday. So, thanks, Harold. It was fun.

• Harold Finch : Why's she doing this? For Shayn?

  John Reese : Yes. And her brother. She still feels a debt. The dead have a power like that, as you know.

• Harold Finch : I'm watching Philip Chapple meet with two armed men.

  John Reese : What are they like?

  Harold Finch : Like you, to be honest - low-key and vaguely menacing.

• John Reese : Semtex and building plans. They'll find a soft entry point and blast their way into the vault. I like these kids.

  Harold Finch : I'd like them to live.

• Harold Finch : [Washing Bear]  Mr. Reese, it's your turn to dry him!

  John Reese : Abby could be in imminent danger

  [he strides off] 

  Harold Finch : He's your dog!

  John Reese : You'll manage.

• John Reese : I assume you put a tracker on him.

  Harold Finch : Rather a clever one, if I do say so myself. His prosthetic arm is controlled by myoelectric sensors by way of a wireless link, so I cloned the link and reprogrammed it to attempt a forced pair with every cell phone they pass.

  John Reese : Leaving a nice GPS trail. Well done, Finch.

  Harold Finch : Especially on the back of a speeding motorcycle, which was *exhilarating*, by the way. I might have to get myself one.

• Harold Finch : John, this has gone far enough.

  John Reese : Has it, Finch?

  Harold Finch : Yes. Stop them. I can deal with Chapple.

  John Reese : Chapple hurt them, Finch. They tried the law. The law wasn't interested. What have they got left? Besides, I've always had a thing about people who screw with veterans.

  Harold Finch : John, it's far too risky.

  John Reese : What did you say, Harold? No such thing as a risk-free life.

• John Reese : Finch. What's happening?

  Harold Finch : I've explained to Shayn that we're trying to help him.

  John Reese : Did he believe you?

  Harold Finch : No, especially when I told him that you have Abby. Things are a little tense.

  [See Shayn has a gun on Finch] 

  John Reese : Let me talk to him.

  [Finch passes the phone] 

  Shayn Coleman : Who is this?

  John Reese : You know, Abby keeps asking me the same thing. It's really not important.

  Shayn Coleman : If you hurt her, you will be sorry.

  John Reese : The same goes for you and my friend. We should meet.

• Harold Finch : Mr. Reese, what's happening?

  John Reese : [Getting shot at by Chapple's mercs]  I hate to say this, Finch, but we're in a bit of a pickle here.

• Harold Finch : Were you able to trace the owner of the motorcycle, Detective?

  Detective Joss Carter : No, because it was stolen from a second-hand showroom in Queens four days ago. I got the camera tapes out of the robbery squad. I see the perp is a single male.

  Harold Finch : You looking at the footage now?

  Detective Joss Carter : Yes. Why?

  Harold Finch : [Hacks into her computer to see the video]  No reason.

  Detective Joss Carter : Blew the locks with det cord. Ignored the alarms, 'cause he knew he'd be less than 30 seconds. He broke the key case with his bare hand. Chose his machine, and

  [See's the perp drive strait through a window] 

  Detective Joss Carter : Whoa.

  John Reese : That's impressive.

  [John rewinds the footage] 

  Detective Joss Carter : What is - what - what is going on here? Don't tell me you can see what's on my computer too. What did I say about setting boundaries?

• John Reese : Finch, are you okay?

  Harold Finch : Aside from riding on a motorcycle - illegally - I'm fine! I'll be in touch.

• John Reese : I'm just saying, by the way Abby went off the grid, cut all ties, she's planning something, Finch.

  Harold Finch : You think our honor student wants to blow up Wall Street?

  John Reese : Well, her boyfriend might. He isn't the first vet to try something extreme. We are an odd bunch, Finch.

  Harold Finch : You are odd, Mr. Reese. You're also wrong. If Abby were involved with domestic terrorism, which would be a relevant crime, the machine would have given her number to - to whoever now runs that end of things at the government, not to us. Whether she's the target or the source of the threat, the issues must be personal.

• Harold Finch : When the charity closes, I'll go back in, see what I can find.

  John Reese : When I said you need to get out more, I didn't mean that. Let me take care of it.

  Harold Finch : No such thing as a risk-free life, Mr. Reese, and Abby is still our priority. You wait for her. So, I'll go back in, see what exactly Chapple's hiding.

• Harold Finch : I'm seeing what I can only describe as interference on our phone link.

  John Reese : Is it Root?

  Harold Finch : No, it's a broad spectrum sweep, heavy-duty computer power. Root's more subtle than that. It must be our FBI friend. Stay off the line and please get out now. If Shayn and Abby won't come, leave them.

  John Reese : I don't leave people, and they're bringing down a very bad man. Now, isn't that what your experiment's all about?

  Harold Finch : My "experiment" is about stopping people from getting killed, not robbing banks.