- Det. John Kelly: How's the drying out going?
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: It helps when the first week's unconscious. Now, I go two, three minutes where booze never crosses my mind.
- Det. John Kelly: You want some magazines or something when I come back tomorrow?
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Yeah... something dirty.
- [Andy is struggling to walk down the stairs]
- Det. James Martinez: Hey, detective, how you making out?
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: I don't know, kid. I can't sit down. I'm trying to figure out if a soda's worth having my next two birthdays on these stairs.
- Det. James Martinez: What kind of soda you want? I'm on my way back down.
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Cherry.
- Det. James Martinez: Diet or regular?
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: What, are you a smartass?
- Det. James Martinez: No!
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Regular.
- Lt. Arthur Fancy: I do have my doubts about you coming back, and I'm going to give myself time to make up my mind. And while I do, you're on restricted duty in the station house.
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Great, I can make those paper clip chains.
- Lt. Arthur Fancy: Andy, I don't know if you should be a cop, but you've got a lot of guts.
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Yeah, well, for awhile there, I was wearing them outside my clothes.
- Judge: We govern by law, not your whim.
- Det. John Kelly: Don't tell me how you govern. I work your streets. I clean up after how you govern. The way you govern stinks.