- Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: The quicker we bring this in and shut it down, the safer we'll all be. I mean, Landsman wants me over to fucking Quantico, have the FBI do a profile.
- Det. Lester Freamon: [laughs] You might learn something about yourself.
- Reporter: What are you reading there, Senator?
- State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: Promethus Bound. An ancient play, one of the oldest we have. About a simple man who was horrifically punished by the powers that be for the terrible crime of trying to bring light to the common people. In the words of
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- State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: Ascyllius, "No good deed goes unpunished." I cannot tell you how much consolation I find in these slim pages.
- State's Attorney Rupert Bond: [after Senator Davis was acquitted despite strong charges] What the fuck just happened?
- Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman: Whatever it is, they don't teach it in law school.
- Judge Daniel Phelan: [about Carcetti] Gets himself elected on law and order ticket, crime doesn't go down much, and then a couple of weeks before he starts gearing up for Governor, some wing-nut starts killing people, taking photographs, sending them to the newspaper. You know something, you might want to check up on the Governor's alibis.
- State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: My brother, let's be fair. I'm providing you with the opportunity to go head to head with the state's attorney in a case that's going to be front page news. For all that profile? Sheeee-it, partner, you should be paying me a fee. Seriously, dog, for twenty thousand cash to my campaign committee, I'll get myself indicted federal, let you go to trial on that. Beat the feds like a stepchild and really make a name for yourself. Fuck you? Naw, son, I'm going to make you. Motherfuckers going to be wiping their ass with Johnnie Cochran's memory and carrying your business card in every damn pocket before we done.