- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Ethel's different. She's special.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: Special Ethel.
- Ziva David: Good Tony. You're finally dating someone within your age range.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Happens to be a family name. And I happen to like it. It's strong, distinguished. It says...
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: "I've fallen, and I can't get up."
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: She's even started - I can share this - she's even started talking about role playing.
- Ziva David: You're taking a drama class?
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: That's not the kind of role playing he's talking about. Just don't you show up tomorrow wearing a diaper and carrying a whip, okay?
- Ziva David: Oh, *that* kind of role playing.
- Lorrain Thorson: Do you have children?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [Long pause] Did.
- Lorrain Thorson: Please tell me the pain goes away.
- Lorrain Thorson: You connected to my daughter because of science?
- Abby Sciuto: Yes.
- Lorrain Thorson: And you want to help her?
- Abby Sciuto: That's all I want to do.
- Lorrain Thorson: Then do what she would have done. Put emotion aside... Please let her go.
- Ziva David: I am a little concerned. I have never seen Abbey so...
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Quiet.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: No. She's fine. She's just thinking.
- Abby Sciuto: I can see a kindred spirit in you. I mean, not that I can see your spirit, cause that would be weird. I guess not too weird becasue you're in here and you're... you know, you're -
- [Abby clears her throat]
- Abby Sciuto: Um anyway, so what I'm trying to say is-is we communicate in the same way. I could tell the first time I saw all this. Everyone else saw chaos and I-I saw patterns right away. There were patterns in the chaos... So I... just wanted you to know that whatever it is... that you're trying to tell me, I promise you, I promise I'll understand.
- Dr. Donald Mallard: Careful. Sometimes they talk back.
- Ziva David: [Tony groans] I know that sound.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: What sound? I didn't make a sound.
- Ziva David: It is the sound of things not boding well for poor Ethel.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: I don't want to talk about it.
- Ziva David: What's wrong? Are you having second thoughts about the role you're going to play?
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: She wants me to dress up like - No. I can't. It's sacrilige. I have to end it.
- Ziva David: Oh come on, Tony. It's only been 2 days. It's too short, even for you.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Trust me, Ziva. There's something a man should never do.
- Ziva David: We're not talking about a man here. We're talking about *you*. Did you let her know?
- Professor Daniel Redner: Science is poetry Ms Sciuto. It's about making order...
- Abby Sciuto: From chaos. Yeah, that's what I do everyday.
- Professor Daniel Redner: Then this book is in good hands.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: STOP!
- Abby Sciuto: ...You just raised your voice to me. You never raise your voice to me.
- [Gibbs shows Abby a video of Clea]
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: It's her delusion, Abs.
- Abby Sciuto: I was wrong... about you. You don't understand. None of you understand!
- Abby Sciuto: She had a mission. *Nothing* was going to stop her.
- Lorrain Thorson: From what I hear, you feel the same way.
- Abby Sciuto: Well, I promised your daughter I'd finish what she started.
- Lorrain Thorson: At what cost, Ms. Sciuto?... Clea was a scientist above all else. Her work fed her. Gave her the love I never could. But it also drove her to the brink.