Haunted Quotes
"Some cops found refuge in their homelife. I found that it worked both ways. Right now, I needed to be at work and get some distance so I could be the man I wanted to be at home."
"The suspect was a career dope dealer named Laszlo Montez, and I made him for a double homicide in Jackie Robinson Park, near 153rd Street, in sight of Bethany Baptist Church."
"Like any good NYPD detective, I had a working knowledge of basic Spanish."
"I darted in first, my pistol up. Lori came in behind me. I scanned the shitty little apartment quickly. Bedroom, bathroom, nothing."
"Montez was young and nimble. I was older, and, well, no one ever called me nimble."
"I threw a right cross and watched as Montez stumbled back. Then I jerked the four-inch blade from my hand. Before he regained his footing, my right knee connected with Montez’s head."
"Mary Catherine laid her head on my shoulder as a show of support, but all it did was remind me how bad things could get."
"Mary Catherine had more plates ready, but I just stood there like I had forgotten my job. Like I had lost my purpose."
"I clapped my hands together and said, 'Okay, gang. I’m going to bring the bus around front. Three minutes, and the Bennetts renew their assault on civilization.'"
"I hadn’t lectured or yelled. He knew what a terrible mistake he’d made. He realized what could happen. Now I needed answers."
"When the door opened, I had to snatch one more hug from my son. He wrapped his arms around me as well."
"Informants are vital and horrible at the same time. And cops need them no matter how they feel about them."
"I rolled to a stop and hopped out, knowing the best defense is a good offense."
"I could almost see the kids understanding what she was saying and feeling better."
"The kids were seated with the youngest in the back, as always. Poor Chrissy and Shawna would never move up until someone went to college."
"This wasn’t just an accident. Brian had met with the supplier somewhere near Columbia University."
"I’ve met Laing before. He knows my reputation. Maybe we can work something out."
"Once the courtroom had cleared, the three of us walked together out to the hallway. No one felt like eating lunch."
"Once we were back home, I opened the door to a smell that made me smile."
"I knew I could help Brian. I just had to find the right person and think in the right direction."
"Finally, I said, 'I love you.' He gave me a crooked smile, shuffled to the door, and headed back to his quarters behind the rectory at Holy Name."
"That was it. No lesser charge. Nothing to mitigate it. My little boy had been found guilty of a major felony."
"I had to act. She felt like she might be the only one who could help Brian."
"Then it was done. The judge issued stern instructions to the jury."
"Mary Catherine said, 'Trials and hardship are part of life.'"
"The woman made a gurgling sound and tried to lift her head off the floor."
"I felt for a pulse at his chest and then at his neck. No more blood was pumping out of the wounds. He was dead."
"Everyone had lives to live. There was nothing I could do for Brian right now."
"I held up my badge and said, 'I’m afraid I misled you. I’m a homicide detective with the NYPD.'"
"Shootings are tricky: they can have their effect psychologically days or even weeks after the tragedy."
"I understood all those mothers who went on TV and told people how great their children were even after they’d been caught doing terrible things."
"No parent ever wanted to admit that his or her child had some horrendous character flaw."
"In police work, putting your silhouette against an open door is a sin. It’s called the fatal funnel."
"Life plays mean tricks. If you’re a cop, you see a lot more of them than most people."
"I know enough about police work to say you never divulge a source."
"I need that old man. You need that old man here. He definitely makes things easier for all of us."
"Make use of the chapel. Tell the chaplain that your great-grandfather is a priest in the city."
"You’ve got to be the better man. No matter what happens, rise above it."
"It’s time you get that family out of New York."
"Please protect our sweet Brian as he works to overcome the obstacles placed before him."
"I don’t need you to talk. I just need you to look pretty."
"I was the only one still awake in the van."
"We didn’t do so well this afternoon when we knew we were running into them. Don’t worry: I haven’t forgotten what happened. I just don’t want it to happen again."
"Sadie wasn’t discouraged or scared in any way. She limped away from the clearing into the woods."
"If anything was going to happen, it would happen right now."
"This is where they like to bury the bodies."
"Before they were done throwing dirt on me, I woke up. I think I scared the shit out of them."
"I’m showing Sadie how we can make portraits of animals using just pinecones and pine needles."
"I thought I really was dead and they were doing the right thing."
"You can’t fire me from the Linewiler Police Department."
"Are you crazy? Get that gun away from that bitch!"
"I can’t watch another kid go to jail. I can’t bear to see you sent away for something like this."
"That’s not all. Since I’ve been here, I heard about how tough the Canadian mob can be and that they are expanding down into the United States. They mean business and have a lot of cash."
"I think there’s a big problem coming to New York City."
"You’ve always been part of this family. This just makes it legal."
"See? He was threatening you again. Anything you did was in self-defense."