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Amelia: Shit! Cheney's here.
[puts the evidences into her pocket]
Captain Howard Cheney: You talking to Rhyme on that thing? Give me the radio. Now, listen, Linc. This is Cheney, man. What the hell do you think you're doing? Stealing evidence is a goddamn felony. You know that.
Lincoln Rhyme: To my understanding, there's no

chain of evidence voucher.
Captain Howard Cheney: Oh, yeah? Well, I got some news for you. You are not a cop anymore. You understand that? What you are is a fucking meddling cripple. Now, I'm gonna place your little gofer here under arrest. You don't mind that, do ya? Lock her up.
[looks back and finds Amelia gone]
Paulie: Where'd she go?

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Detective Kenny Solomon: You were a model.
Amelia: Yeah, when I was a kid.
Detective Kenny Solomon: Kid model to street cop... there's a leap.
[pause]
Detective Kenny Solomon: For whatever it's worth... I thought what you did today was pretty damn terrific.

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Amelia: Thelma told me about your plans for your "final transition."
Lincoln Rhyme: Cop to cop, that subject's not open to discussion. Why?... Would you miss me?
Amelia: Well, destiny's what we make it, right?
Lincoln Rhyme: Touche.
Amelia: Now, you seem to have your reasons for

checking out. I just... I would have expected more from someone like you.
Lincoln Rhyme: Well, I might surprise you and... live forever.
Amelia: Nothing you could do would surprise me, Rhyme.

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Paulie: [Amelia drives the car screeching from lane to lane] Jesus Christ! I'd like to get there in one piece, if possible.

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Captain Howard Cheney: You the one who stopped the train?
Amelia: Yes, sir. I thought it would disturb physical evidence.
Captain Howard Cheney: So, why not shut down Grand Central while you're at it, hmm, Patrolman Donahue? Is that right?
Amelia: Donaghy.
Captain Howard Cheney: A

rookie, I take it?
Amelia: No, sir.
Captain Howard Cheney: Pretty dumb.

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Amelia: [shows evidence bags] Maybe this'll help.
Lincoln Rhyme: Cheney will have your badge for that.
Amelia: Well, he wouldn't give me a chain of custody voucher, so what could I do?
Lincoln Rhyme: You could bring it back to him.
Amelia: The man is a living monument to ineptitude.

Lincoln Rhyme: True. Let's take a look.

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Lincoln Rhyme: I want you to work the case with us.
Amelia: It's not my area.
Lincoln Rhyme: Are you being modest or are you... a little uneasy about doing some real police work?

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Lincoln Rhyme: Sounds like you're starting to enjoy this work.

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Lincoln Rhyme: Just trust me. Just follow those instincts you were born with. I'll be with you... every step of the way.

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Richard Thompson: You wanna play?
[pause]
Richard Thompson: Shall we cut out your tongue, Mr, Rhyme? How 'bout your eye? Your eye... we'll just pop it right out of there. No. Let's leave that for now. You can watch me. You can watch me while I get you open, right down the middle.
[Rhyme mutters something]
Richard

Thompson: What?... What?... What?

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Richard Thompson: Some people win... some people lose... the game is over.

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Lincoln Rhyme: Maybe... maybe he's trying to share the responsibility of these murders with us. If we don't figure out the clues in time, the blood's on our hands. If we don't find the victim in time, we're as responsible for the murders as he is.

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Paulie: You okay?
Amelia: I'm fine. Wanna step aside so I can walk the grid?
Paulie: Yeah.

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Lincoln Rhyme: [operating PC with his voice to see the unsolved homicide photos] Zoom. Same mark. Right. Zoom. Zoom. Zoom... Same messages. It's him... The perp was trying to make contact even then.
Amelia: But Cheney never put it together.