Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series)
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999)
Richard Belzer: Detective John Munch
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Quotes
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Tim Bayliss : You know who I started thinking about today? Gordon Pratt.
John Munch : [shivering] Gordon Pratt? That little weasel who shot Bolander, Felton and Howard?
Tim Bayliss : Yeah.
John Munch : What the hell are you thinking about that little scumwad for?
Tim Bayliss : Well, when he got released, uh, Pratt was found shot to death, and I was put in charge of the investigation.
John Munch : And a swell job you did, too.
Tim Bayliss : I never really closed that case, John.
John Munch : [annoyed] That's what I mean, somebody shoots three of our own, they deserve to have an unavenged death.
Tim Bayliss : You really believe that?
John Munch : Yes.
Tim Bayliss : You believe he deserves to die?
John Munch : [more emphatic] Yes.
Tim Bayliss : And that his murderer should go free?
John Munch : Yes.
Tim Bayliss : [Eyes downcast] You know, when I got shot, my whole perception of the universe just completely changed. But when I shot that homeless guy, that Larry Moss, suddenly, I knew what it was like to take another person's life. Suddenly I was just like the person who killed Adena Watson. See, Frank said that I would never be a good homicide detective because I didn't have the killer's instinct. Frank was wrong. You know, I always suspected you.
John Munch : [nervous] Of what?
Tim Bayliss : Killing Gordon Pratt.
John Munch : [freezing, looking shocked] Why in god's name after all this time would you pull Gordon Pratt outta the dirt?
Tim Bayliss : I don't know. It just came to my mind.
[creepily reaches forward and strokes his hand through Munch's hair]
Tim Bayliss : Good night, John-Boy.
[walks away, leaving Munch glaring at the sky vengefully]
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John Munch : Since I don't practice Billie Lou's religion, I had to sign these papers to agree to raise our kids Catholic.
Laura Ballard : [Horrified at the prospect of Munch, who is over a decade older than Billie Lou, having kids with her] ... Whoa, you mean you guys are...
Billie Lou Hatfield : [firmly] NO.