Person of Interest (TV Series)

Foe (2011)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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• Harold Finch : After all that, he goes in the ground under a name that isn't even his. The German government will sweep the whole thing under the rug.

  John Reese : And Ulrich Kohl never existed. I always thought I'd die in a place that didn't know my name.

  John Reese : You think anyone will care for our names?

  Harold Finch : After we're dead.

  John Reese : I thought we already were.

• Harold Finch : Mr Reese, I'm highly uncomfortable being here!

  John Reese : I'm highly uncomfortable having you here... but I need a spotter.

• Kara Stanton : [about the agents she just killed]  You didn't even question them.

  Kara Stanton : We don't have time for questions. Only answers. These men took a bribe to let a mass murderer escape.

  John Reese : How do we know it was them?

  Kara Stanton : Anonymous source. Very reliable.

  [He still looks uncertain] 

  Kara Stanton : You need to know this is right? I'll tell you one last time before it gets complicated. This is right. The threat is real. Your country needs you. No teeth, no fingertips. One last thing - You don't have any old friends. You see them, you don't know them. We're walking in the dark here, you understand?

  [Looks at him thoughtfully] 

  Kara Stanton : I think I've got it. You'll be...

  Harold Finch : [Cut to Finch]  Mr. Reese.

• John Reese : Anonymous tip for you, Lionel.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : You got to stop calling me here.

  John Reese : [Ignores this]  Homicide in the west village. I think the shooter might have others planned today. I left you a care package at the scene. I need you to find out whatever he knows.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : Yeah, well, I can't do anything till someone calls in a crime.

  John Reese : You'll get a call - "Shots fired".

  Detective Lionel Fusco : Were there shots fired?

  John Reese : [Shoots his gun]  There were now.

• John Reese : That's a Welrod, isn't it? Only 73 decibels when fired. But it won't stop me before I get to you. and I lose my patience when I get shot.

• John Reese : How did you know I would shoot?

  Ulrich Kohl : You are a soldier, like me. They took everything I had. But part of me survived. It was her.

• Liaison : Stop. We have diplomatic immunity.

  John Reese : [Pushes him out of the way]  I'm not a diplomat.

  Heinlein : Who are you?

  John Reese : I'm the guy who still has time to save Anja Kohl.

• Ulrich Kohl : I have taken lives. Positioned on a wall with a rifle. Then the Stasi came calling. They said, "your country needs you. "

  John Reese : They always say that.

  Ulrich Kohl : Hmm. For my country, I left my country And killed wherever they sent me. For that, I was called a monster. Even the blackest heart still beats.

  John Reese : I was you, Kohl. Revenge won't help.

  Ulrich Kohl : They kept me buried in that hellhole. I thought about nothing but today.

  John Reese : What about tomorrow?

• Harold Finch : [Reese hands him a cup]  No thanks, I don't drink coffee.

  John Reese : Sencha green tea, one sugar.

  Harold Finch : You've been paying attention.

  John Reese : Relax Finch, it's just tea. I haven't guessed your favorite color yet...

• Harold Finch : What if you miss?

  John Reese : [Aiming for the car]  I wouldn't know. I never have...

• Kara Stanton : You're the new guy, right? Let's go somewhere private so we can talk.

  John Reese : You're Stanton? I'm...

  Kara Stanton : No, you're not. The ID NCS gave you didn't pass muster, so you're nobody. Which means I get to name you. Wilson, maybe.

  [Looks at him, testing the name] 

  Kara Stanton : No.

  [Hands him a glass] 

  Kara Stanton : You should have a drink.

  John Reese : I don't drink when I'm working.

  Kara Stanton : No? Well, start. You tier one boys are all the same - Tense. Out here, "tense" gets us killed. In your old job, you were behind enemy lines for 6, 12 months?

  [John nods] 

  Kara Stanton : In this job, you never go back, because there is no line to cross back over. Never was. So you may as well get comfortable.

• Heinlein : I don't know who you are or how you know to be here, but this is just the beginning.

  John Reese : Then this is going to be a long day.