Suspect Quotes
"She had been taught to recognize the eleven most popular explosive components insurgents used in their bombs, including ammonium nitrate, detonator cord, potassium chlorate, nitrocellulose, C-4, and RDX."
"Maggie did not know what an IED was, but this was not necessary. She sought them for Pete because pleasing Pete meant everything. If Pete was happy, Maggie was happy."
"They were a pack of two, and Pete was her alpha. He would throw the green ball."
"The dog wants to smell. Their nose is our eyes, Leland had said. You want to show the dog a good time, let her smell. It’s her walk, not yours."
"The kind of windows-down, short-sleeve weather Scott enjoyed."
"There are a thousand jobs they could have given him, but we are K-9. We aren’t those other jobs. We are dog men."
"It’s a nerve. You clip one end to you, you clip the other to this animal, it ain’t for dragging him down the street."
"This is one of the reasons I want to stay on the job."
"Officer down! Shots fired, shots fired! Two-Adam-twenty-four, we’re dying out here!"
"He wondered if she understood she had been shot, or if the impact and pain had been a sourceless surprise beyond her understanding."
"Scott thought, that dog is having a nightmare."
"Scott said, 'I wasn’t running away. I swear to God I wasn’t, but she doesn’t—'"
"When the man opened the door, she already knew no one was inside or had been inside since the man and Maggie left earlier that day."
"The world was quiet, peaceful, and safe. She closed her eyes, and slept."
"The man’s breathing grew shallow and steady, his heartbeat slowed, and when the surge of his pulse grew no slower, Maggie knew he was sleeping."
"Maggie knew this was the man’s crate because his smell was part of this place."
"He popped a frozen pizza in the microwave, three minutes, good to go."
"Scott wondered if she had ridden in the Hummers this way, standing between the front seats to see what was coming."
"If you didn’t finish, keep them. You didn’t have to bring them."
"Nobody gets confused. You just like saying it."
"I’m sorry about your partner. How’re you doing?"
"We’ll give them a chance to settle in, then arrest them."
"That’s racist and offensive. You know that is not true."
"I don’t wanna hear nuthin’ sad ’bout no dog."
"You’re what we have. You don’t want to be here, I’ll let you out."
"Don’t sweat it until it’s time to start sweating."
"She’s friendly. Look. Maggie, shake hands. Shake."
"He’s my brother. The kids are my niece and nephews."
"We’re management. We watch other people do the work."
"Her fury was a warning. She would drive off or kill whatever threatened her pack."
"What’s wrong with you, man? You pull on my dog, you better pop me first."
"The privacy of my clients and their trust is of paramount importance to me."
"Distraction came with focusing on the details."
"Police officers rarely have listed phone numbers."
"The alternative was to stare at the house forever."
"Maggie released the intruder, and turned to Scott."
"Maggie sprinted into the dim room and reached the end of the cone."