The Closer Quotes

Provenza: [Handing out latex gloves] You might want to double up on your protective gear since this is a homocide.
Brenda: You seem to be having trouble with your pronunciation this evening.

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Pope: Where the hell is she?! I'm waiting here and I've got a very pissy state legislator in there.
Gabriel: She's having a personal crisis, Sir.
Pope: Yeah. It's called her life. [Muttering] Personal crisis...

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Brenda: They can even register as domestic partners, have the same rights as married people.
Provenza: Serves 'em right, too. Why shouldn't they suffer just like everybody else?

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Provenza: Taylor, what you doin' with our suspect?
Taylor: You know how it is, Provenza; the Pope giveth and the Pope taketh away.

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Brenda: How did I become one of these women with too many cats? How did this happen?!

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Provenza: After Taylor got him to confess, I went out...
Buzz: I?!
Provenza: Alright, WE, went out to find security tapes.

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Medical Examiner: Are you feeling any better?
Brenda: No, thanks for asking.

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Gabriel: [Chasing Brenda's kittens] That is not a litter box!

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Provenza: [To Brenda] Don't drive mad!

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Brenda: We are running him down the flagpole and that's all that there is to it. If you want to examine the body, you may do so after I'm done.
[Albert's body comes crashing through the window]
Brenda: I'm done.
Provenza: I'm glad he's dead, 'cause that would have really hurt.

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Yates: Look, we got off on the wrong foot yesterday.
Brenda: Maybe that's because it was in your mouth.

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Provenza: I've waited my whole career to say this: The butler did it.

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Coroner: That's disturbing.
Brenda: Was I right?
Coroner: That's what's disturbing.

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Yates: Are you sure you don't want to wait for your lawyer?
Dennis: I'm perfectly capable of ignoring your questions without him.

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Bloom: [after confessing to the murder] I'm really sorry that I never got the opportunity to knock off those horrible children. [pause] Is there a chance I could plead insanity?

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Brenda: If you attempt to interview Dennis without me, not only will I release Deanna and Devlin, I'll help them escape.

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Yates: I'll let you participate in this interview if you let me participate in yours.
Brenda: I'm a little bit past the "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" stage of life.

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Brenda: That's your idea of an interview?! You just pick someone up and hope they tell you something?
Yates: What's wrong with that?

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Bloom: On Sunday at the time in question, Deanna was finishing up her 30-day detox at local rehab. She just got out yesterday morning.
[Deanna vomits into the toilet]
Brenda: I hope you kept the receipt.

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Provenza: Ok, everybody; mark the date. [Long pause] I was wrong.

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Brenda: Oh, God; I can't believe it. I've got to arrest those awful Dutton children again.

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Dennis: Is it too much to hope that you and I might cross paths again one day?
Brenda: Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Dutton.

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[Agent Jackson knocks Provenza over]
Gabriel: Lieutenant, are you all right?
Provenza: Oh, I don't know. I think I broke something!
Brenda: I am shocked that you would assault an old man without provocation!...Sergeant Gabriel, check and see if a paramedic can come down here and take a look at Lieutenant Provenza. [To Provenza] Are you ok?
Provenza: Old man?

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Gabriel: This is L.A. The sun shines 329 days a year. That squint is not working for me. [Hands Brenda a bag, in which she finds two pairs of sunglasses]
Brenda: [Puts on a pair] This was completely unnecessary.
Gabriel: You're welcome.
[Brenda smiles]

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Agent Jackson: We're not going to get in anybody's way, trust me.
Brenda: I stopped believing boys who said "trust me" when I was sixteen.

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Taylor: Chief Pope, I need a word.
Pope: E-mail it to me.

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Brenda: [To Provenza] Oh, and I told the FBI that you hurt your wrist, so have that bandaged up before they get here.

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Brenda: [On the phone with Fritz] I'm going to have to deal with some pompous, arrogant oaf who doesn't know thing one about investigating a murder. You wouldn't happen to know who they're sending over, would you?
Fritz: [walking into Brenda's office talking on his cell phone] Yeah. I do.

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Fritz: [commenting on Brenda's team] They're not the friendliest group I've ever met with.
Brenda: Well, they're a little slow to warm up.

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Taylor: What is it you need? Another pair of hands?
Gabriel: Yeah.
Flynn: I'll go.
Gabriel: Um, I mean, that'd be great, only...
Taylor: Only what?
Gabriel: Well, sir, um, Lt. Flynn is one of our best guys here at the department, but he and, um...
Flynn: The bitch hates my guts.

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