The Rendezvous Quotes

Jake Al-Shadi: [lost in the desert]Come on, change of plan. We're walking.
Rachel Rozman: Where are we headed?
Jake Al-Shadi: I'm Bedouin. I can get us out.
Rachel Rozman: With what, your Bedouin radar?
Jake Al-Shadi: My birth name is Yakub Al-Shadi. My grandfather lived in a tent. It's in my blood.
Rachel Rozman: Jake, you were raised in Ohio.
Jake Al-Shadi: I came back in the summers.
Rachel Rozman: For what? For Bedouin camp? You have a desk job. You weren't even able to get us out of that market today without a GPS.
Jake Al-Shadi: I'm gonna get us out of here. I promise. We'll find some Bedouins or some camels.

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[from trailer] Rachel Rozman: Do you feel like breaking the rules for once?
Jake Al-Shadi: Try me.

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Rachel Rozman: Ruthie, I can't leave until I find out what happened to David.

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[from trailer] Jake Al-Shadi: Get the gun?
Rachel Rozman: Jake, I don't do guns, okay?

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Rachel Rozman: What do you have against him, anyway?
Jake Al-Shadi: I don't like his beard.
Rachel Rozman: Well, he was my brother's friend, so I trust him.
Jake Al-Shadi: You know, if it wasn't for Beltran, we wouldn't be here right now.
Rachel Rozman: Jake, if you knew your way around Amman, we wouldn't have ended up getting in the wrong car.
Jake Al-Shadi: Wait, I only got in that car because of you.
Rachel Rozman: And I was trying to save our asses, which I swear is your job.
Jake Al-Shadi: If it wasn't for me, we'd still be wandering around the desert!
Rachel Rozman: And if wasn't for me, you'd still be tied up to a pole in the bunker!
Jake Al-Shadi: Yeah, getting punched by some guy trying to protect you!
Rachel Rozman: What about the car chase?
Jake Al-Shadi: What about the car chase?
Rachel Rozman: Fine. You know what? You don't want Beltran around, I'll go see Fawaz Azzam on my own. I don't need you.

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Jake Al-Shadi: [stranded in the desert]I spy with my little eye something beginning with S.
Rachel Rozman: [unenthused]Sand.

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Lisbeth: Jesus believed the world would come to an end in his lifetime.
Jake Al-Shadi: I've never had the pleasure of meeting you nutjobs. Now stop the car. I work for the government.
Lisbeth: And we work for higher power.

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Rachel Rozman: [bringing a patient into the hospital]He's got a decubitus ulcer on the posterior aspect of his left lower extremity. Full thickness skin loss. [seeing Ruthie's expression]
Rachel Rozman: Ruthie, what was I supposed to do?
Ruthie: Call an ambulance. Definitely not put him in your car and bring him to a financially strapped women's hospital.
Rachel Rozman: Except when he's lying on the curb and I see him as I'm driving by.
Ruthie: Okay, well, Rach, there's your problem. You should be texting like everybody else.
Rachel Rozman: [taking his chart]Give me that.
Ruthie: Have fun.

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Conrad Hanley: They're keeping the body for now, which gives us some leverage. You think she's one of 'em?
Jake Al-Shadi: No. No way.
Conrad Hanley: You can't go by looks. A lot of religious nut jobs seem perfectly normal; my first wife.
Jake Al-Shadi: Next paycheck says she's no cult member.
Conrad Hanley: How about her brother? Paycheck on him not being a loony?
Jake Al-Shadi: Nope. No bets on the brother, but she doesn't know anything.
Conrad Hanley: All right. When's her flight?
Jake Al-Shadi: Tomorrow morning.
Conrad Hanley: Take her to her brother's hotel. Show her his room. Maybe something will click.

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Rachel Rozman: They're holding his body hostage?
Jake Al-Shadi: It's a criminal investigation. Governments get touchy when the U.S. starts meddling in their affairs of state. It's also a tactic; they're trying to put pressure on you.
Rachel Rozman: Why? Wh... what do they think I know?
Jake Al-Shadi: A name, a number, an address. What the carving on his arm means. They're looking for anything.
Rachel Rozman: [considering]He needed money.
Jake Al-Shadi: Okay, good. That's something. Money for what? [seeing her reluctance to say]
Jake Al-Shadi: Rachel, did David say why he needed money?
Rachel Rozman: He always needed money. He just... he wasn't very good at being a grown-up.
Jake Al-Shadi: Well, did he say why this time?
Rachel Rozman: He just said that things got weird, and he needed to get out of Jordan.
Jake Al-Shadi: To where?
Rachel Rozman: You know, if I had the answers to your questions, I wouldn't be sitting here trying to answer your questions.

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Rachel Rozman: [at her brother's hotel]What are you doing?
Jake Al-Shadi: Don't worry. I got this. [reaching the room, he kneels down to pick the lock]
Jake Al-Shadi: Got a few tricks up my sleeve.
Rachel Rozman: Oh. [she pushes the door open]
Rachel Rozman: Way to go there, desk jockey.

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Jake Al-Shadi: Hey, look what I found. An invitation to an event last week, University of Jordan.
Rachel Rozman: You read Arabic?
Jake Al-Shadi: It's in English on the back.

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Rachel Rozman: I bet you there's a list for the fundraiser, and that woman's name is gonna be on it.
Jake Al-Shadi: I'm guessing lonely nights... watching Sherlock Holmes on TV with ice cream and flannel PJs.
Rachel Rozman: First of all, nobody wears flannel in Los Angeles. And secondly, a lot can be gleaned from watching Sherlock Holmes. Can you get us a list?
Jake Al-Shadi: No.
Rachel Rozman: Why not?

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Jake Al-Shadi: My job is to escort you to ID your brother's body. I'm not investigating a crime.
Rachel Rozman: No, Jake! They're not gonna release his body if we don't find out what happened to him. You heard them; people were after him.
Jake Al-Shadi: My job is also to keep you safe. You're my responsibility.
Rachel Rozman: My brother wasn't unhinged!
Jake Al-Shadi: You haven't seen him for three years.
Rachel Rozman: Okay, fine. What's next?
Jake Al-Shadi: The airport hotel.
Rachel Rozman: What?
Jake Al-Shadi: Look, I'm sorry about your brother, but we're not here to play detective. You're getting on that plane tomorrow. I'm not putting you in danger.

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Rachel Rozman: I wanna stay at David's hotel.
Jake Al-Shadi: No.
Rachel Rozman: Please! Please, I can feel him there, and after tomorrow he's gonna gone, and maybe you can't understand that...
Jake Al-Shadi: No! [cut to the hotel lobby]
Jake Al-Shadi: We're not here in an official capacity.
Hotel Clerk: I'm sorry, there are no rooms available.
Rachel Rozman: [offering him a 20 dinar bill]Um... we just need a place to stay. For one night.
Hotel Clerk: Queen-size bed?
Rachel Rozman
Jake Al-Shadi: Two rooms.

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Rachel Rozman: Two toothbrushes. One of them could be that woman's. Yeah, of course there's no way to know for sure, but Ruthie, I found lingerie. Red, lacy, sexy; just the kind that a woman who makes scenes in public would wear.
Ruthie: Yeah, okay, what goes Agent what's-his-name think?
Rachel Rozman: He doesn't think. All he does is follow the rules and say no.

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Rachel Rozman: You sure you don't want any dessert?
Jake Al-Shadi: No. No, no. I don't. I have a dessert rule; twice a week, that's it. Already met it.
Rachel Rozman: It's only Tuesday.
Jake Al-Shadi: Now I don't have to think about it for the rest of the week. Is that lame?
Rachel Rozman: No, it's fine.

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Jake Al-Shadi: Any luck with getting the, uh, Jordanians to release the body?
Conrad Hanley: Jake, that's us. We asked them not to release it.
Jake Al-Shadi: What?
Conrad Hanley: Plan B. Mothers wants her here a few more days.
Jake Al-Shadi: Why? I just spent the evening telling...
Conrad Hanley: He's the only one we've been able to ID. Now he's here. Let's see who else crawls out of the woodwork.
Jake Al-Shadi: She doesn't know where the scroll is.
Conrad Hanley: Well, the crazies don't know that. And frankly, Jake, neither do you.
Jake Al-Shadi: What am I supposed to say to her, huh? Actually, Dr. Rozman, stick around. We'd like to use you as bait.
Conrad Hanley: Well... make it a little more charming.

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Jake Al-Shadi: You trying to get me fired? First class to Dubai?
Rachel Rozman: [choking on her drink]How did you find me?
Jake Al-Shadi: I work for the U.S. government, remember?
Rachel Rozman: Yeah, the State Department, not the CIA. [he just looks at her]
Rachel Rozman: I'm not leaving this plane.
Jake Al-Shadi: Then neither am I.

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Jake Al-Shadi: You know, your, uh, rogue operation is costing the taxpayer a lot of money.
Rachel Rozman: You know, that might be true if it wasn't for the fact that I actually paid for my own ticket.
Jake Al-Shadi: I didn't. So, what's the plan? Just knock on Du Plessis' door and say hi?
Rachel Rozman: No. He's expecting me.
Jake Al-Shadi: How'd that happen?
Rachel Rozman: I made a phone call. Personal touch, it goes a long way.

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Ed Mothers: Good work, Jake. She might have found the mystery woman. She's been a stroke of good luck, hasn't she? She got Du Plessis' attention. Play it out with her.
Jake Al-Shadi: Well, even if that puts her in danger?
Ed Mothers: We're not keeping her against her will. Let's let her help us.
Jake Al-Shadi: By taking advantage of her grief.
Ed Mothers: Our job is to get the scroll. Keep it out of the crazies' hands.
Jake Al-Shadi: Or else what? Armageddon?
Ed Mothers: Do you know what's on my desk, Jake? Two suicide bombings this morning. A new ISIS kidnapping, and a bunch of religious lunatics looking for a scroll. That's a fire we can put out.

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Beltran Reyes: Rachel Rozman?
Rachel Rozman: Yeah.
Beltran Reyes: I'm Beltran Reyes. Your brother was my friend. I work for Du Plessis.
Jake Al-Shadi: Jake Al-Shadi, U.S. State...
Beltran Reyes: You shouldn't have brought her here, Agent Al-Shadi. You're putting her in danger.
Jake Al-Shadi: Like I had a choice.
Beltran Reyes: We need to get you two out of here right now. Come on, let's go.

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Jake Al-Shadi: What happened back there?
Beltran Reyes: They found her, stubborn girl. She should have just left the country.
Rachel Rozman: Why would they kill her?
Beltran Reyes: Same reason they killed your brother. He had noble intentions; he wanted to take the scroll to a museum in the U.S. and keep it safely there. Where's your car?
Jake Al-Shadi: We took a cab.
Beltran Reyes: Not a good idea. Drivers talk. They'll follow you. If we're lucky, they don't know who you are yet.
Jake Al-Shadi: Who?
Beltran Reyes: Could be anyone. Him. Or him.
Jake Al-Shadi: Paranoid much?
Beltran Reyes: When your enemy is invisible, it's wise to be paranoid.

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Jake Al-Shadi: I don't get it. It should be right around here somewhere.
Rachel Rozman: We... we've gone too far. I thought you knew where we were going.
Jake Al-Shadi: I do!
Rachel Rozman: We're lost?
Jake Al-Shadi: You hear the call to prayer?
Rachel Rozman: Yeah, it's coming from over there.
Jake Al-Shadi: Actually, it's bouncing off that wall. It's that way.
Rachel Rozman: What is it called again? King Abdullah Mosque? Is that with a U or with an A?
Jake Al-Shadi: Wait a minute. Are you... are you GPS-ing this?
Rachel Rozman: Yes.
Jake Al-Shadi: [rolling his eyes]This way!

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Jake Al-Shadi: Who are you?
Lisbeth: I'm Lisbeth.
Rachel Rozman: Hi. Where's Beltran?
Jake Al-Shadi: Where are we going?
Lisbeth: Somewhere safe.
Jake Al-Shadi: Funny, I don't feel safe. [to Rachel]
Jake Al-Shadi: Do you feel safe?
Lisbeth: Are you aware that Jesus was a Jew, Dr. Rozman?
Jake Al-Shadi: Oh, shit. Here we go.

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Rachel Rozman: Do you know what happened to my brother?
Lisbeth: The devil whispered in his ear.

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Rachel Rozman: What happened to my brother?
Lisbeth: He was punished, because he was a thief.
Rachel Rozman: By you?
Lisbeth: We didn't kill him. It was God's will he didn't escape the desert heat.
Rachel Rozman: Go to hell.

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Jake Al-Shadi: [after their car dies]No gas, no signal, and half a bottle of water between us. Unless you want to drink washer fluid.
Rachel Rozman: So what's the plan?
Jake Al-Shadi: I guess we sit tight until the sun drops a bit. Or someone passes by. And let's hope the crazies don't find us.
Rachel Rozman: You know, the trick to this is to conserve your energy. So we just have to keep our mouths shut.
Jake Al-Shadi: Easier for some than others, right?
Rachel Rozman: I'm serious. And we have to cover our mouths, too. Slows the rate of dehydration from breathing; it's a scientific fact.

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Jake Al-Shadi: Hey, did you hear the joke about the beautiful Jewish woman and the Muslim man who went out into the desert?
Rachel Rozman: There isn't one.
Jake Al-Shadi: Not so sure anymore.

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Rachel Rozman: Jake, if we don't make it out of here, who would identify your body?
Jake Al-Shadi: I don't know. Some State Department bureaucrat, probably.
Rachel Rozman: Makes you feel pretty alone, doesn't it?
Jake Al-Shadi: We're not alone.

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