Patrick Jane: You hate to lose, don't you?Patience Broadbent: Yes, unlike all those many people that love it.
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Erica Flynn: I'm a professional in the field of romance and relationships. And it pains me to admit it, but, in my professional opinion, you and Lisbon will not last as a couple.Patrick Jane: Why is that?Erica Flynn: Because you're drawn to each other for the wrong reasons. You're attracted to her virtue, her honesty and her goodness - things you think you lack. She's interested in you for your 'danger'; your unpredictability; your transgressions. These superficial qualities are alluring, even erotic, but they don't make for a lasting relationship.Patrick Jane: And what does?Erica Flynn: Finding your soulmate - the person who sees the world they way you do, who laughs at the things you laugh at, and... wants the things you want.Patrick Jane: And that's you?Erica Flynn: Here I am.Patrick Jane: I love Lisbon. And I'm taking you to the real police, and they're gonna lock you up for the rest of your life.Erica Flynn: Oh, Patrick. I tried
Patrick Jane: The point is there's a coded message here.Kimball Cho: Or doodles.
D.D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles: We're dropping charges against Lawrence Rome.Kimball Cho: I see.D.D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles: Now, personally I think the alibi is bogus, but we had to interview the store owner again. Now he says, uh, maybe his ID was wrong. Maybe it wasn't Lawrence Rome. Whole thing's gone down the toilet. We had an agreement.Kimball Cho: I agreed I shouldn't help. Didn't say I wouldn't.D.D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles: From now on, you get nothing from the D.A.'s office. No favors, no help. Not just you, but every agent in this unit. You have screwed things for your people, my friend. Six months from now, Lawrence Rome'll be back inside for ripping off another liquor store, his kid'll be be back in foster care, and the South Side Mafia will be stronger than ever.Kimball Cho: You're wrong.D.D.A. Osvaldo Ardiles: You want to bet on that?