Person of Interest (TV Series)

Liberty (2013)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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Quotes 

• Sameen Shaw : Multiple shooters above you, Reese. Get clear, now.

  [Targets the Russians] 

  Sameen Shaw : You gonna ambush somebody, use a muzzle suppressor. Losers.

  John Reese : [Getting shot at]  Shaw, a little help here?

  Sameen Shaw : I would have taken the head shot, but Finch gets annoyed when I kill people.

  [Shoots] 

  Sameen Shaw : In the arm, through a brick wall, in the dark. You're welcome.

  [the person falls out the window] 

  Sameen Shaw : Oops.

• Sameen Shaw : Our leatherneck has a nice weapon. This is gonna be fun.

  John Reese : Just remember... no shots to center mass.

  Sameen Shaw : Ah, but it's a shame to waste a rifle like this on kneecaps.

• John Reese : I'm sorry. Are you guys closed? It's a bit tense in here. Can I make a suggestion?

  Devil Dog #1 : What the hell are you doing here?

  Maksim : Who is this, cop?

  John Reese : Concerned third party. I've got no stake in this except for helping my friend Jack out of here with the same number of holes he had in him when he came in.

  Maksim : What's your point?

  John Reese : ...40 cents on the dollar?

  Sameen Shaw : Reese, no offense, if the vigilante thing doesn't work out, I'm not really seeing a future for you in conflict resolution.

• John Reese : Celebrating or commiserating?

  Jack Salazar : Both. RJ took the rap for everything. Captain gave me a desk-drawer reprimand and two days swabbing the deck. I got an hour left of liberty before I gotta get back on the ship.

  John Reese : So what's the plan now?

  Jack Salazar : Captain thinks I could make it through buds, become a seal, but after what happened, I'm not so sure about the military anymore. Thought maybe there was a chance for a normal life after my tour's up, like those two.

  [Glances at a nearby couple] 

  John Reese : The military's full of good and bad, just like the rest of the world. A guy like you could do a lot of good.

  Jack Salazar : I was forced to join in the first place.

  John Reese : What, you think you're the first kid to have to stand in front of a judge and pick door number two? Turns out, I was good at it. Maybe even made for it. So are you. With your talent, it probably won't be long before the CIA comes knocking.

  Jack Salazar : So what should I do?

  John Reese : That's up to you. But in a few years, when the guys from Langley show up... say no.

• John Reese : That's six bars down, Finch.

  Harold Finch : Excellent. Only 1,274 to go.

• John Reese : [after saving a guy's life and he just runs away]  You're welcome. They never say thank you.

  Joss Carter : Yeah, I wonder why. Maybe if you figure out a way to save them before all hell breaks loose.

  John Reese : Thanks, Carter. You know, for what it's worth, You're looking kind of badass in that uniform.

• John Reese : If Jack's like most sailors, it's booze, broads and a tattoo; in that order.

  Harold Finch : I suppose you know the usual haunts.

  John Reese : Sure. It's two for one boiler makers in Hell's Kitchen.

  Harold Finch : [Makes a face]  That sounds horrible.

• Jack Salazar : Don't know how I wound up here.

  John Reese : I do. Same reason you got into a fight with those jarheads. You stand up for people you care about.

  Jack Salazar : Lotta good it's done me, huh?

  John Reese : We'll see. You can't be something you're not.

  Jack Salazar : Yeah? And who am I?

  John Reese : You're a good guy, Jack. You just haven't figured it out yet.

• Harold Finch : Nicely done, Mr. Reese. I realize now I never did hear how you came to enlist in the army.

  John Reese : 'Cause I never told you, Finch. I'm a very private person.

• R.J. Phillips : You're gonna need to pick that up.

  Jarhead #1 : Or what, squid? One of you splittails gonna do something about it?

  Jack Salazar : He's gonna have to take a swing at you. Then your knuckle-dragger buddy over here is gonna jump me. After I introduce his face to the bar, I'm gonna put this foot upside of your jarhead Upon which all hell breaks loose. And nobody wants that.

  John Reese : [Listening]  I like this guy, Finch.

• John Reese : Can't say we didn't already know, Finch. First time we met, Shaw shot me.

  Harold Finch : I realize that Ms. Shaw is an effective asset, But I'm not sure I can work with somebody who refuses to carry a cell phone off the job.

  John Reese : People out there are trying to kill her, you know.

  Harold Finch : Some of the same people that are trying to kill us.

• John Reese : Looks like I lost Jack. Finch, how many squids are there in the city right now?

  Harold Finch : Approximately 6,000. Why do you ask?

  John Reese : I think we're gonna need backup just to find them. All hands on deck.

• Devil Dog #1 : We told you to come alone. You brought the suit, So now he's a guest at our party. He tries to leave, we hit a button, RJ explodes. You try to move RJ, he explodes. You understand me, squid?

  Jack Salazar : I get the gist.

  Devil Dog #1 : Destroy your phone. There's a cab on the curb that'll take you to the next location, alone.

  John Reese : You walk out that door, Jack, you won't come back.

  Jack Salazar : RJ's my friend. You said it yourself. I can't be something I'm not.