Person of Interest (TV Series)

Lady Killer (2013)

Bruce Altman: Dr. Ronald Carmichael

Quotes 

• Dr. Ronald Carmichael : You know, Robin, we're all fallible.

  Root : Well, not all of us. I suppose it's you that needs therapy. It sounds like you have a lot to work on.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : I can help you, Robin. You suffer from delusions of grandeur, something caused by your underlying condition.

  Root : It's not a condition, it's the future. By the time you figure out what's really happening, I'll have transcended this reality.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Why does your transcendence require your imprisonment in this facility?

  Root : She has a plan.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Which is what?

  Root : I don't know yet. But I can't wait to find out.

• Root : It's finally time for me to leave.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : see. Okay, Robin, the only way you can leave this facility is with my signature, which you're not gonna get any time soon. You need to start participating in your therapy. It's the only way to get well.

  Root : I am participating. And it's been educational, to say the least, but there's a government operative who's coming to kill me, which means you and I have run out of time.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Okay, that sounds to me like what we call a persecution complex.

  Root : Oh, he's quite real, I assure you. So, you see, sadly, I need to be moving on.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Okay. So, um, you're going to escape? Hmm. And how do you plan on doing that?

  Root : First the phone on your desk will ring. She'll be letting me know it's time. Then I'll punch you in the carotid artery. It'll hurt, Ronald, but it won't kill you. Then I'll take your car keys.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : And the guards, how how will you manage them?

  Root : I won't have to. They'll be incapacitated from the desflurane in the ventilation system. It vaporizes at 75 degrees. Which the building climate control has been programmed to reach ten minutes ago.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Okay, this voice that you hear, she's gonna do all this?

  Root : Of course not. She sees everything, but there's very little she can do about it herself. That's where I come in. She tells me what to do and I do it. Well, she did help me a little with stealing the desflurane from the automatic dispensing system. Don't worry. I closed the vents in your office two days ago. It should have cleared out by now. Do you hear how quiet it is out there? Must be almost time. Are you as excited about this as I am?

• Dr. Ronald Carmichael : What have you done?

  Root : Don't worry. I didn't kill them. Like you said, I've been making progress. The man coming after me, on the other hand, will almost certainly kill you, so you probably should run.

  [Hersh appears; he and Root engage in a shoot-out] 

  Root : Did you really think she would abandon me?

  [pauses before taking the kill shot] 

  Root : Really? Even this guy? I guess you're the boss.

  Root : [Calling back at the doctor]  So long, doc. And thanks for all the help. I think I really am much better now.

• Dr. Ronald Carmichael : You seem calmer today, Robin.

  Root : I am. It's almost time for me to leave.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Where is it that you're going?

  Root : You know, that's a good question. I'm not certain yet.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Because the voice is going to tell you?

  Root : You're catching on.

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : Is the voice speaking to you right now?

  Root : Does it look like I'm talking to anyone other than you, doctor?

  Dr. Ronald Carmichael : You you realize that phone isn't connected to a wireless carrier.

  Root : God doesn't need AT&T.