Person of Interest (TV Series)

The Crossing (2013)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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• John Reese : [Talking about old war wounds]  That was a close call.

  Officer Joss Carter : Yeah.

  John Reese : Was that your closest?

  Officer Joss Carter : [Points to her lower abdomen]  13 stitches.

  John Reese : How'd the other guy fare?

  Officer Joss Carter : Touch and go for a while. It was a C-section. Taylor was breech. Doctors weren't sure if he was gonna make it or not, had to rush me into surgery. It was the worst moment of my life, followed by the best. What about you, John? What was your closest?

  [John takes a stray bullet out of his pocket] 

  Officer Joss Carter : That's got somebody's name on it?

  John Reese : Mine. There was a time I thought about saying good-bye. Lost someone. Lost myself.

  Officer Joss Carter : What happened? What stopped you?

  John Reese : I got in a fight with some punks on a subway. Cop detained me. He brought me to you. You changed my mind, Joss.

  [Kisses her] 

  John Reese : You changed me.

• Trinitario Leader : That's a nice suit. Maybe we'll bury you in it.

  John Reese : Too bad. I just had it cleaned.

• Officer Joss Carter : Something funny?

  John Reese : Subway, thugs. Kind of reminds me of the first time we met.

• Harold Finch : [On the phone]  Mr. Reese? Excuse me. I have some very bad news.

  John Reese : Guessing this is about a number.

  Harold Finch : Several, actually. It took me a while to realize that they were all prior aliases for one person. You, Mr. Reese.

  Officer Joss Carter : [Looks at John]  Something wrong?

  John Reese : No more than usual.

• Officer Joss Carter : Federal Plaza. Four blocks and only 15 rounds of ammo between us. And who knows how many guys HR has hiding in the shadows?

  John Reese : So we wait until sunup. Less likely they'll risk taking a shot at us in broad daylight.

  Alonzo Quinn : Still haven't learned yet, have you? There's no place you can hide, no place my men won't f -

  [Reese stabs him with a needle] 

  Officer Joss Carter : What was that?

  John Reese : A sedative, I think.

• Officer Joss Carter : I'm sorry I got you into this. You get us into Manhattan, I'll take Quinn to the fed building alone.

  John Reese : What is it about you, Joss, makes you want to do everything on your own?

  Officer Joss Carter : What is it about you, John, that makes you want to save everybody else's life but your own?

• Officer Joss Carter : [Hands Reese a phone]  Courtesy of the driver. He's gonna have one hell of a headache when he wakes up.

  John Reese : I did say I was sorry.

• John Reese : Finch, could use a little help here.

  Harold Finch : Mr. Reese, where are you?

  John Reese : [At the city morgue]  Not my final stop, I hope.

• John Reese : I'm gonna draw them out. You make a run for it with Quinn.

  Officer Joss Carter : Anything happens to you, I swear, I'll hate you forever.

  John Reese : You're stuck with me, remember? You make sure Quinn gets what he deserves. See you on the other side.

• Officer Joss Carter : Keep moving.

  Alonzo Quinn : Or what? You'll shoot me?

  Officer Joss Carter : That's exactly what I'll do. I'm giving you a warning. That's more than you gave Cal.

  John Reese : Finch, I need an exit strategy. Finch, you there?

  Alonzo Quinn : [Holds up his phone]  Looking for this? You two still believe you're the heroes of this story? My men will have every subway, train, and road from Queens blocked. This ends one way, and it's not with you riding into the sunset.

• Officer Joss Carter : Care package for the road?

  John Reese : 15 rounds, bone saw, scalpel, and some assorted tools.

  Officer Joss Carter : You do realize we gotta kill HR before we can autopsy them.

  John Reese : [Holds up a surgical tool]  Apply the right amount of force, this can do some damage.

  [Shows a scar on his collar] 

  John Reese : Hezbollah surgeon. 2 more inches to the left, would've cut right through my axillary artery.

  Officer Joss Carter : [Shows a scar on her stomach]  Fallujah. 300-pound gorilla of a Marine escorting me. One minute, we're walking on patrol, and the next, I hear a click.

  John Reese : Land mine?

  Officer Joss Carter : Guy looked right into my eyes, then he was dust. Never saw it coming. When your time is up, it's up.

• Officer Joss Carter : Know what happens if you try anything?

  Alonzo Quinn : I believe I can fill in the blanks.

  Officer Joss Carter : We're not stopping until we get you to the fed building downtown. So don't die on us, you hear?

  Alonzo Quinn : You keep forgetting, this is my city. There's just two of you.

  John Reese : Eh, we won't be outmatched for long. Finch is sending the cavalry.