Law & Order (TV Series)
Marathon (1999)
Jerry Orbach: Detective Lennie Briscoe
Quotes
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : [to Ed Green] Uh, can I have that transcript I threw at you?
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : Here's our guy... Red Jacket - he's carrying heavy on the right side.
Detective Ed Green : Hold on Lenny, we guess wrong, we spook the guy that bought Bobby's piece.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : [Exits car] It's not a guess.
[Crossing the street...]
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Hey, You! Step over here. What's your name?
Flaco Ochoa : They call me Flacco.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Flacco what?
Flaco Ochoa : What's this about?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : It's about the gun in your pocket.
Flaco Ochoa : Whadyou got X-Ray eyes or something?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Yeah, that's right... I got X-Ray eyes.
[to Detective Green]
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Check his right pocket.
Flaco Ochoa : Whoa, whoa You gotta be kidding me man!
Detective Ed Green : I Wish I was...
[retrieves gun]
Flaco Ochoa : Wh-Wha, I didn't do nothing!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Aww, Looks like a twenty-five
Flaco Ochoa : Damn!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Too bad, Flacco. You had to run into Superman today.
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Detective Ed Green : I heard the news. We get the gun, they toss it. We get the confession...
Det. Lennie Briscoe : "We"?
Detective Ed Green : I've been saying "we" to cover your ass, out of respect for you.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Well, I don't need that kind of respect.
Detective Ed Green : Good. 'Cause I've been walking on eggshells ever since we caught this case.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : It's about as long as you've been pissing me off.
Detective Ed Green : Pissing you off? Why? Because I don't blend in with the rest of the roaches?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Oh, is that what this is about? Because you know that's not how I meant that.
Detective Ed Green : No, no, no, I will tell you what I know. If it wasn't for your screw ups, we'd have nailed this guy a long time ago.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : My screw ups? Your stuff's been getting thrown out of court ever since you got here.
Detective Ed Green : Well, maybe I take chances because my partner can't get it up.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Or maybe you just get off on taking chances.
Lt. Anita Van Buren : [hearing the commotion] Briscoe! In my office.
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : You want to look over this DD-5 before I file it?
Detective Ed Green : Sure. Lucky he 'fessed up.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Yep, lucky.
Detective Ed Green : How'd you get it out of him so quick?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : What's that mean?
Detective Ed Green : I'm just saying it's pretty amazing. You're alone with the guy for ten seconds and he gives it up.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : You don't believe it happened?
Detective Ed Green : Hey, I'm just asking how.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : I've been doing this for twenty-five years. I think I've earned the right not to be second guessed.
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Detective Ed Green : Daytime stickup. Haven't seen one of those in a while.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Yeah. A real blast from the past.
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Marisol Benitez : [Briscoe and Green are searching her car] Hey, don't put your shoes on my seat.
Detective Ed Green : Back seat's clean.
Marisol Benitez : You satisfied now?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : You like Pizza Land?
Marisol Benitez : What do you care?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Well, maybe you want to eat what's in the bag.
[Lennie pulls a gun out of the bag]
Det. Lennie Briscoe : .25.
Marisol Benitez : That stupid Bobby, I'm gonna kill him.
Detective Ed Green : Be our guest.
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Diego Garza : Should I say how I didn't mean to do it?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : You mean how you only killed him because he wouldn't give you his watch? Yeah, put that in there, the D.A. would really like that.
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Detective Ed Green : Your boss witnessed a felony, Roger.
Roger Meeks : What are you talking about?
Detective Ed Green : The gun you sold Bobby Sabo?
Roger Meeks : I'm gonna get fired.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : I don't really care. If you come clean with us, maybe you're not gonna get arrested.
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : Don't do me any favors.
Detective Ed Green : I'm not. LaMotte's working a ten by six. I don't need a double shift tonight.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Yeah, nobody's calling you a liar.
Detective Ed Green : I never called you a liar.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : The hell you didn't. What was all that back in the squad room?
Detective Ed Green : You got it wrong, Lennie. I'm not the enemy here.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Yeah? I don't know what you are.
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Det. Lennie Briscoe : Ed gave the bike to Latent. Ruiz is still sticking with "finder's keepers".
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Lt. Anita Van Buren : I just heard from the D.A. They cut a deal with Bobby Sabo.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : [sarcastic] No needle? Big surprise.
Lt. Anita Van Buren : No, six to twelve.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : What, years or weeks?
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Sabo gave up the Murray Hill rapist. They collared the guy two hours ago.
[Briscoe and Green turn to leave]
Lt. Anita Van Buren : And Lennie? McCoy says Sabo copped to the confession.
Det. Lennie Briscoe : [sarcastic again] How nice of my pal Bobby. And tell him I plan on doing this job from my wheelchair.
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[Briscoe is in Van Buren's office after verbally sparring with Green over the failures in the Sabo case]
Lt. Anita Van Buren : What's going on?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : I'm done working with Green!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : The hell you are!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : I don't need him second-guessing everything I do!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Green's not your problem!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Then what is my problem? You tell me!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : That's what I'm trying to figure out!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : You think I'm too old to cut it?
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Whoa! Now where's that coming from?
Det. Lennie Briscoe : From the flavor-of-the-month out there!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : You've been here six years! You know I don't play favorites!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : Well, six years should count for something more than my pension!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Look, I'm behind you, Lennie! But I believe this case is messing with you!
Det. Lennie Briscoe : This case pans out whether I'm 25 or 75!
Lt. Anita Van Buren : Right! I'm glad you feel that way... so, pull yourself together, because it isn't over!